National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Florida Panthers 1
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Carolina Hurricanes 0
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Match Report

Forsling's OT blast lifts Panthers past reigning Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes 1-0

— Gustav Forsling hammered a shot past Brandon Bussi with 4.3 seconds left in overtime to lift the Florida Panthers past the reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in Tuesday's season opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

13
Blocked Shots
19
43
Hits
41
3
Takeaways
4
20
Shots
15
0
Power Play Goals
0
7
Power Play Opportunities
6
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
34
41.4
Faceoff Win Percent
58.6
12
Giveaways
15
7
Total Penalties
8
17
Penalty Minutes
19

Top Performers

FLA

  • Brady Tkachuk BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 0
  • Sandis Vilmanis BS 3 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Aleksander Barkov BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Anton Lundell BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

CAR

  • Brandon Bussi GA 1 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Sebastian Aho BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jordan Staal BS 1 · HT 7 · TK 0
  • Logan Stankoven BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 4:55 · OT Game End
  2. 4:55 · OT End of OT
  3. 4:55 · OT Gustav Forsling Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (1)
  4. 4:20 · OT Gustav Forsling shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
  5. 3:27 · OT Nikolaj Ehlers Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  6. 2:02 · OT Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Left
  7. 1:42 · OT Aaron Ekblad hit Andrei Svechnikov
  8. 0:00 · OT Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jordan Staal

Highlights

01:19 Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:44 Carolina Hurricanes raise Stanley Cup championship banner at home opener Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FLA leads series 1-0

Injuries

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Mark Jankowski Out
  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve

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