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Oct 8, 2026 5:12 PM
Updated Oct 8, 2026 5:21 PM
Pyotr Kochetkov takes the crease as the surging Hurricanes return home to face a high-scoring Canucks squad looking to snap Carolina’s winning streak at Lenovo Center.
What - Game 5 (2-1-1)
When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Hurricanes Hockey Network, Sportsnet Pacific
The Carolina Hurricanes return home after a successful road trip to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
The Canes won both of their away games, most recently defeating the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Tuesday.
Carolina looks to be rolling the same lineup that has them on a winning streak, with the only change being in net as Pyotr Kochetkov is set to start for the Hurricanes.
However, one big piece of news coming out of morning skate was that Seth Jarvis has shed the non-contact jersey.
The 24-year-old forward has been recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and while he won't dress tonight, it seems his return is imminent.
The Canucks have been sitting for a little while, as their most recent game was on Sunday, where they lost 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vancouver has been a little more offensively potent to start the year than many perhaps expected, as the team is averaging nearly five goals per game through four games.
Obviously that rate won't be sustainable, but it goes to show that you can't be overlooking any opponents, even ones that are projected to finish at the bottom of the league standings.
Streaks
- Sebastian Aho (3g, 4a) has scored in three straight games.
- Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 3a) and Jackson Blake (3a) have points in three straight games.
- Nikolaj Ehlers (2a) and Shayne Gostisbehere (1g, 1a) have points in back-to-back games
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Staal is one point away from 500 points as a Hurricane and two goals away from 200 as a Hurricane.
- Jordan Martinook is three points shy of 200 points as a Hurricane.
- Logan Stankoven is three points away from 100 career points.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 36-36-11-6 all-time against Vancouver.
- Last season, the Canes went 2-0 against the Canucks.
- Sebastian Aho (11g, 18pts in 17gp) and Andrei Svechnikov (7g, 13pts in 12gp) are point-per-game players for their careers against Vancouver.
- Jalen Chatfield appeared in 18 games with the Canucks (2020-21) and Vancouver President of Hockey Ops Jim Rutherford served as the General Manager of the Hurricanes/Whalers from 1994-2014.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 1-0-0; 0.889 Sv%; 1.91 GAA
- Kevin Lankinen: 1-2-0; 0.824 Sv%; 6.50 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (4) / Paul Cotter (4)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (7) / Paul Cotter & Elias Pettersson (6)
Power Play
- Carolina - 19% (19th)
- Vancouver - 23.1% (16th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 89.5% (8th)
- Vancouver - 68.8% (25th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - William Carrier
Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jaccob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield
K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere - Mike Reilly
Pyotr Kochetkov
Brandon Bussi
Injuries and Scratches: Juuso Valimaki, Nicolas Deslauriers, Seth Jarvis (IR, shoulder)
Canucks Projected Lineup
Jake Debrusk - Elias Pettersson - Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Paul Cotter - Marco Rossi - Brock Boeser
Liam Ohgren - Max Sasson - Linus Karlsson
Arshdeep Bains - Drew O'Connor - Aatu Raty
Zeev Buium - Filip Hronek
Jamie Oleksiak - Tom Willander
Eilas Pettersson - Victor Mancini
Kevin Lankinen
Leevi Merilainen
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Gallagher, Luke Schenn, Filip Chytil (shoulder), Thatcher Demko (hip), Mackenzie MacEachern (undisclosed), Akil Thomas (undisclosed), Jack Thompson (undisclosed)
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