What - Preseason Game 1
When - 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - hurricanes.com (only viewable in the local TV viewing area)
The Carolina Hurricanes will play in their first "game" of the 2025-26 season tonight after a long summer off.
The Canes are opening up their preseason slate, the first of six games, with a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Hurricanes will play each of the Lightning, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers twice, both home and away, before the start of the regular season.
Carolina is going to be icing a roster consisting primarily of AHL guys, with a few PTOs and NHL regulars sprinkled in as well.
Streaks
- N/A
Milestone Watch
- N/A
Game Notes
- Oliver Kylington, Kevin Labanc and Givani Smith will all be playing in their first "games" in a Hurricanes sweater. The trio all signed PTOs with the team for training camp hoping to showcase their skills and potentially land a roster spot somewhere.
- Other first timers include Gavin Bayreuther, Cayden Primeau and Joel Nystrom.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Cayden Primeau: 2-3-1, 0.836 Sv%, 4.70 GAA (NHL) / 21-2-3, 0.927 Sv%, 1.96 GAA (AHL)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Givani Smith - Tyson Jost - Kevin Labanc
Bradly Nadeau - Justin Robidas - Felix Unger Sorum
Josiah Slavin - Skyler Brind'Amour - Noel Gunler
Alexander Nikishin - Charles-Alexis Legault
Gavin Bayreuther - Oliver Kylington
Domenick Fensore - Joel Nystrom
Cayden Primeau
Ruslan Khazheyev
Injuries and Scratches: Shayne Gostisbehere, Jalen Chatfield, Mike Reilly, Jordan Staal, Ryan Suzuki, K'Andre Miller, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Sean Walker, Nikolaj Ehlers, William Carrier, Andrei Svechnikov, Aleksi Heimosalmi, Jordan Martinook, Ivan Ryabkin, Eric Robinson, Juha Jaaska, Dominik Badinka, Bryce Montgomery, Gleb Trikozov, Jaccob Slavin, Mark Jankowski, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Ronan Seeley, Frederik Andersen, Pyotr Kochetkov, Amir Miftakhov, Nikita Quapp
Lightning Projected Lineup
*Not yet provided
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