National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes 6
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Vancouver Canucks 3
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CAR2136
VAN2103
Rogers Arena · 17,250 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead

— Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice and had an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver 6-3 on Tuesday night to take the NHL points lead and hand the Canucks their eighth straight loss.

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Team Stats

9
Blocked Shots
14
10
Hits
26
2
Takeaways
4
44
Shots
17
0
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
32
47.5
Faceoff Win Percent
52.5
16
Giveaways
17
2
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

CAR

  • Sebastian Aho · ·
  • Jackson Blake · ·
  • William Carrier · ·
  • Nicolas Deslauriers · ·

VAN

  • Arshdeep Bains · ·
  • Brock Boeser · ·
  • Filip Chytil · ·
  • Paul Cotter · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 18:55 · 3rd Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Wide Left
  4. 17:57 · 3rd Max Sasson faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  5. 17:57 · 3rd Logan Stankoven Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (5), Jackson Blake (10)
  6. 17:48 · 3rd Filip Chytil Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
  7. 16:39 · 3rd Jonathan Lekkerimaki shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
  8. 16:17 · 3rd Takeaway by Filip Hronek

Highlights

00:40 Logan Stankoven scores goal vs. Canucks Watch on ESPN 00:46 Linus Karlsson lights the lamp for Canucks Watch on ESPN 00:43 Nikolaj Ehlers scores goal vs. Canucks Watch on ESPN 00:39 Jonathan Lekkerimaki scores power-play goal vs. Hurricanes Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CAR wins series 2-0

Injuries

Vancouver Canucks

  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Mark Jankowski Day-To-Day
  • Taylor Hall Injured Reserve
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

NHL News

All news
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