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Carolina Hurricanes vs Vancouver Canucks

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Rogers Arena

CARNHL · HHN · SNP · SN360

Game preview

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN, SNP and SN360.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Hurricanes 1, Canucks 0 so far; the last game finished VAN 2, CAR 7.

Rest and travel

Hurricanes

Game 3 of a road trip: Winnipeg and Calgary, now Vancouver.

  1. 102026-10-10: at CHI
  2. 112026-10-11: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: vs WSH
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: no game
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: at WPG
  9. 182026-10-18: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: at VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~419 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,506 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Canucks

First home game after a 6-game road trip (Carolina, New Jersey, NY Rangers, NY Islanders, Florida and Tampa Bay).

  1. 102026-10-10: at NJD
  2. 112026-10-11: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: at NYI
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: at FLA
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: at TBL
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: vs CAR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,598 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~6,698 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CARVAN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CAR 71% (11th most settled)VAN 71% (13th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CAR 28% (11th least often)VAN 32% (13th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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