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Oct 18, 2026 10:59 AM
Carolina targets an eighth consecutive victory as Brandon Bussi takes the crease against a struggling Calgary squad desperate to spark its dormant offense.
What - Game 10 (7-1-1)
When - 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 17
Where - Scotiabank Saddledome; Calgary, AB
How to Watch - Hurricanes Hockey Network, Sportsnet West, TVAS
The Carolina Hurricanes are continuing to roll through the start of the season and they'll be looking for an eighth straight win as they take on the Calgary Flames.
The Canes are coming off of a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, a game in which they had a perfect showing on special teams.
Brandon Bussi will be manning the net for the Canes in tonight's game as he looks to continue on the work he showed in his last two starts.
Calgary enters the game having lost six of their first seven games to start the year.
The Flames have had virtually no offensive production, with 12 total goals on the year, and that's along with allowing five goals against per game.
Regardless, the Canes are coming into the game off of travel and having played just 24 hours earlier, so it's no guarantee that they keep the streak alive, even against one of the league's worst teams.
Streaks
- Mark Jankowski (6g, 1a) has scored in six straight contests.
- Nikolaj Ehlers (1g, 1a) and Eric Robinson (1g, 1a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Nikolaj Ehlers is four points shy of 600 career points.
- Jackson Blake is five points shy of 100 career points.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 31-46-7-3 all-time against Calgary and last season went 1-1-0.
- Mark Jankowski was drafted 21st overall in 2012 by the Flames.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Brandon Bussi: 2-1-1; 0.871 Sv%; 2.95 GAA
- Dustin Wolf: 1-4-0; 0.834 Sv%; 4.85 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov & Mark Jankowski (6) / Morgan Frost, Matt Coronato, Adam Klapka & Aydar Suniev (2)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (13) / Matt Coronato & Joel Farabee (4)
Power Play
- Carolina - 27% (6th)
- Calgary - 20% (16th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 93.5% (2nd)
- Calgary - 80% (16th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - William Carrier
Bradly Nadeau - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers - Mark Jankowski - Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Felix Unger Sorum
Jaccob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield
K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere - Mike Reilly
Brandon Bussi
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Juuso Valimaki, Nicolas Deslauriers, Taylor Hall (UBI), Jordan Staal (IR, calf muscle tear), Seth Jarvis (IR, shoulder)
Flames Projected Lineup
Matt Coronato - Mikael Backlund - Joel Farabee
Aydar Suniev - Morgan Frost - Yegor Sharangovich
Matvei Gridin - Martin Pospisil - Ryan Strome
Maxim Tsyplakov - Jonathan Castagna - Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl - Simon Nemec
Jacob Middleton - Zach Whitecloud
Yan Kuznetsov - Zayne Parekh
Dustin Wolf
Devin Cooley
Injuries and Scratches: Joel Hanley, Brennan Othmann, Jonathan Huberdeau (hip), Samuel Honzek (undisclosed)
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