Florida Panthers @ Carolina Hurricanes

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Panthers FLA	0	0	0	1	1
Hurricanes CAR	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

0-0-1, 0-0-1 Home

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

Panthers
1
Hurricanes
0

Game 1

29/9

Hurricanes
Panthers

Game 2

22/1

Hurricanes
Panthers

Game 3

10/4

Lenovo Center

10:00 PM, 29 September 2026

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 19,250

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	PTS
Florida	1	2
Toronto	0	0
Montreal	0	0
Buffalo	0	0
Detroit	0	0
Ottawa	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	0
Boston	0	0

Team	OTL	PTS
Carolina	1	1
Washington	0	0
NY Islanders	0	0
Pittsburgh	0	0
Columbus	0	0
Philadelphia	0	0
NY Rangers	0	0
New Jersey	0	0

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Panthers win in overtime, spoil Hurricanes' banner night

On a night when the NHL's last three title winners were on display, Gustav Forsling fired a shot past Brandon Bussi with 4.3 seconds left in OT, lifting the Florida Panthers past the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in Tuesday's season opener.

Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

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