Carolina Hurricanes vs Vancouver Canucks: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

NHL action on Thursday, 8 October 2026 sees Carolina Hurricanes take on Vancouver Canucks, with the start at 23:00 UTC.

The venue for the game is Lenovo Center, Raleigh. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Vancouver Canucks are 10th with 4 points from 4 matches.

Vancouver Canucks have scored 19 goals and conceded 18 goals in the league, a difference of +1.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Carolina Hurricanes have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 17 goals and let in 12 goals (W-L-L-W-W).

Over their last 5 games Vancouver Canucks have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 23 goals and let in 21 goals (W-W-L-W-L).

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for Carolina Hurricanes and 0 wins for Vancouver Canucks. The most recent meeting came on Thursday, 5 March 2026: Vancouver Canucks 4-6 Carolina Hurricanes.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 10 goals, an average of 10 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Carolina Hurricanes averaged 3.4 goals scored and 2.4 conceded per game, while Vancouver Canucks averaged 4.6 scored and 4.2 conceded.

Vancouver Canucks have the sharper recent attack, averaging 4.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Carolina Hurricanes have been harder to score against, conceding 2.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States) and CARNHL (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

Follow the match live

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