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Final · Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET
Stuart Skinner · 0.888 SV%
The preseason ratings make Carolina Hurricanes 66.4% to win at home: a clear lean, worth 16.4 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project CAR for 105 points and WPG for 89.
The model leaned Carolina Hurricanes at 66.4%.
PuckCast had Carolina Hurricanes at 66.4% to win this game on Sun, Nov 1. The matchup detail follows.
CAR controlled play at 5v5 last season, 60.4% of the expected goals to 44.6%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Brandon Bussi (CAR) saved -14.9 goals above expected to Stuart Skinner's -28.0, on save percentages of 0.895 and 0.888.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Carolina Hurricanes over Winnipeg Jets is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
WPG
Stuart Skinner
50 games, 2025-26
CAR
Brandon Bussi
39 games, 2025-26
| WPG | Metric | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 44.6% | xGF% (5v5) | 60.4% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Connor | L | 36 | 46 | 82 |
 Mark Scheifele | C | 28 | 45 | 73 |
 Gabriel Vilardi | C | 26 | 31 | 57 |
 Dawson Mercer | C | 21 | 22 | 43 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sebastian Aho | C | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Jets | 89 | 38.0% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 105 | 69.3% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: CAR 4, WPG 1
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | CAR @ WPG | CAR 3, WPG 2 | CAR hit |
| 2025-11-28 | WPG @ CAR | WPG 1, CAR 5 | CAR hit |
| 2025-11-21 | CAR @ WPG | CAR 4, WPG 3 | CAR hit |
| 2025-03-09 | WPG @ CAR | WPG 2, CAR 4 | CAR hit |
| 2025-02-04 | CAR @ WPG | CAR 0, WPG 3 | WPG hit |
 Seth Jarvis | R | 33 | 38 | 71 |
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 Andrei Svechnikov | R | 26 | 37 | 63 |
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 Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 22 | 36 | 58 |
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