What – Game 1 (0-0-0)
When – 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9
Where – Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch – ESPN+, hulu
The start of the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2025-26 season is finally upon us as the team will be kicking off the season with a showdown with the New Jersey Devils.
It hasn’t been long since the two teams last met, with them having faced each other in the first round of last year’s postseason, which Carolina won in five games.
The two teams are projected to compete for the top spot in the Metropolitan so it should be a good matchup between two talented squads, but one can perhaps expect to see a bit of rust still.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
Leading Scorers
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Nikolaj Ehlers – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook – Jordan Staal – William Carrier
Taylor Hall – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin – Sean Walker
K’Andre Miller – Jalen Chatfield
Alexander Nikishin – Shayne Gostisbehere
Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi
Injuries and Scratches: Mark Jankowski, Mike Reilly, Pyotr Kochetkov (undisclosed)
Evgenii Dadonov – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat – Cody Glass – Connor Brown
Paul Cotter – Luke Glendening – Arseny Gritsyuk
Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Injuries and Scratches: Zack MacEwen, Dennis Cholowski, Juho Lammikko, Stefan Noesen (groin), Johnathan Kovacevic (knee) Seamus Casey (LBI)
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