Final
FLA at CAR game report
Panthers
2–3
Hurricanes
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Lenovo Center
Hurricanes beat the Panthers 3–2 in a shootout despite being out-chanced 4.1–3.0 in expected goals and 15–12 in high-danger chances. Cayden Primeau saved 2.6 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
CARFLA
- 3Goals2
- 2.97Expected goals4.14
- 1.795-on-5 expected goals1.56
- 12High-danger chances15
- 26Shots on goal33
- 51Shot attempts62
- 405-on-5 shot attempts38
- 6:55Power-play time11:05
5-on-5 shares for CAR: 51.3% of shot attempts, 53.4% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
HurricanesPanthersCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Panthers shooting ←→ Hurricanes shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| CAR at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 43:18 | 40–38 | 1.79–1.56 | 2–2 |
| Power play | 6:55 | 7–15 | 0.77–1.83 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 11:05 | 2–6 | 0.22–0.46 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 3:42 | 2–3 | 0.19–0.29 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as CAR–FLA. “Power play” means CAR had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi CAR | 11/13 | .846 | 1.49 | -0.51 |
| Jacob Markstrom FLA | 12/13 | .923 | 1.60 | +0.60 |
| Cayden Primeau CAR | 20/20 | 1.000 | 2.65 | +2.65 |
| Akira Schmid FLA | 12/13 | .923 | 1.37 | +0.37 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradly Nadeau CAR | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1.02 |
| Anton Lundell FLA | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.90 |
| Carter Verhaeghe FLA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.53 |
| Eetu Luostarinen FLA | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.49 |
| Felix Unger Sorum CAR | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.38 |
| Matthew Tkachuk FLA | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.34 |
| Brady Tkachuk FLA | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.32 |
| Sam Bennett FLA | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Mark Jankowski CAR | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Josiah Slavin CAR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 |
Three stars
- ★B. NadeauCAR · 1G 0A
- ★★J. RobidasCAR · 1G 0A
- ★★★M. ReillyCAR · 0G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 04:31FLA B. Tkachuk (from S. Reinhart, A. Barkov)1–0
- 07:00CAR B. Nadeau (from M. Reilly, A. Heimosalmi)1–1
- 07:18FLA A. Barkov (from B. Tkachuk, S. Jones)2–1
Period 2
- 11:25CAR J. Robidas2–2
Shootout
- 00:00CAR B. Nadeau2–3