NHL

Florida 1, at Carolina 0

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · Final · OT

1 2 3 4 G

Florida Panthers

4-4 · W2 · #11 (1326 ELO +6)

0 0 0 1 1

Carolina Hurricanes

6-2 · W6 · #1 (1466 ELO -6)

0 0 0 0 0

Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 19,250

Forsling’s Late Overtime Goal Lifts Panthers Past Hurricanes in Opener

RALEIGH, N.C. (Interstat) — 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 NHL season opener for both teams. The game at Lenovo Center was a defensive struggle from start to finish, with neither team finding much room in regulation. Florida’s winning goal came after a scoreless first period, a scoreless second period and a scoreless third period. The announced attendance was 19,250. Florida improved to 1-0-0, while Carolina fell to 0-1-0. The matchup brought together the past two… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jacob Markstrom FLA 1w 15sv 15sog
Gustav Forsling FLA 1g 2sog 2pim 2hit
Sebastian Aho CAR 4sog 4pim 1hit

Forecasting

ELO Probability CAR 71.2%

Spread CAR -1.5

Projected Score CAR 7 FLA 2

Money Line CAR -125/FLA +105

Over/Under 6.5 (Under)