VAN @ CAR Gameday Thread
VAN @ CAR
Venue: Lenovo Center
Puck drop: Thu Oct 8, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
VAN
- Record 5-5-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 3.9
- Power play 8/25 (32%)
- Last game L vs VGK (2–3)
CAR
- Record 6-2-2
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 2.9
- Power play 8/33 (24.2%)
- Last game W vs MTL (6–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-04 CAR 6 @ VAN 4
- 2025-11-14 VAN 3 @ CAR 4 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
VAN
- Paul Cotter 6 pts · 4 G · 7 SOG
- Filip Hronek 5 pts · 0 G · 6 SOG
- Marco Rossi 4 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
- Liam Ohgren 4 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
CAR
- Sebastian Aho 7 pts · 4 G · 15 SOG
- Andrei Svechnikov 4 pts · 1 G · 15 SOG
- Mark Jankowski 3 pts · 2 G · 3 SOG
- Nikolaj Ehlers 3 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: VAN 3.18 · CAR 3.86 · Win odds: VAN 38.7% · CAR 61.3% · OT/SO chance: 14.9%
- 3-4 35.1%
- 3-3 32.6%
- 2-3 32.3%
Box Score
VAN 2
Final
CAR 7
2026-10-08
| Stat | VAN | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 7 |
| Shots | 20 | 33 |
| Power Play | 0/4 (0.0%) | 3/3 (100.0%) |
| PIM | 6 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 25 / 19 | 19 / 25 |
| Blocks | 7 | 9 |
| Saves | 26 | 18 |
| VAN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jake DeBrusk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zeev Buium | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CAR Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Logan Stankoven | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K'Andre Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Walker | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |