Carolina Hurricanes News

Bussi had a surprising breakout last season as a 27-year-old rookie, ultimately leading the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup Championship. However, early-season struggles and outstanding play from counterpart Pytor Kochetkov have made Bussi a secondary option in 2026-27. The 28-year-old Bussi has not played since October 22nd, when he allowed five goals on 21 shots (.762 SV%) in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers. In six games this season, he has a 3.27 GAA and .865 SV%. The Hurricanes enter Thursday's game as -197 road favourites over the New York Islanders.

Hall hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury on October 13th. He has been a full participant at practice over the past week and should re-enter the lineup on Thursday. The 34-year-old Hall has five points (3G / 2A) in eight games this season and hopes to continue as an effective depth contributor for the Hurricanes.

Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour has rotated goalies almost evenly in recent seasons, but Pyotr Kochetkov's outstanding early-season performances have led him to deviate from the plan. The 27-year-old goalie returns to the crease on Tuesday for a fifth straight start. The 27-year-old goalie is coming off a 26-save shutout, his second of the season, in a 7-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The Hurricanes enter Tuesday's game as sizeable -196 road favourites against a Nashville Predators team coming off a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour has rotated goalies almost evenly in recent seasons, but Pyotr Kochetkov's outstanding early-season performances have led him to deviate from the plan. The 27-year-old goalie returns to the crease on Tuesday for a fifth straight start. The 27-year-old goalie is coming off a 26-save shutout, his second of the season, in a 7-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The Hurricanes enter Tuesday's game as sizeable -196 road favourites against a Nashville Predators team coming off a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Hall hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury on October 13th. He has been a full participant at practice since Monday, but Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour said he will likely miss at least one more game. The 34-year-old Hall has five points (3G / 2A) in eight games this season and hopes to continue as an effective depth contributor for the Hurricanes.

Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour has rotated goalies almost evenly in recent seasons, but Pyotr Kochetkov's outstanding early-season performances have led him to deviate from the plan. The 27-year-old goalie returns to the crease on Thursday for his ninth start in Carolina's last 12 games and, deservedly, after posting a tremendous undefeated 8-0-0 record with an absurd 1.62 GAA and .918 SV%. In his previous outing, he saved 15 of 16 shots (.938 SV%) in a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as significant -253 home favourites against a Columbus Blue Jackets team that has scored two or fewer goals in four of their last five games (3-2-0).

Hall hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury on October 13th. He has been a full participant at practice since Monday, but Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour says he will remain sidelined on Thursday and likely for a few more games. The 34-year-old Hall has five points (3G / 2A) in eight games this season and hopes to continue as an effective depth contributor for the Hurricanes.

Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour has rotated goalies almost evenly in recent seasons, but Pyotr Kochetkov's outstanding early-season performances have led him to deviate from the plan. The 27-year-old goalie returns to the crease on Thursday for his ninth start in Carolina's last 12 games and, deservedly, after posting a tremendous undefeated 8-0-0 record with an absurd 1.62 GAA and .918 SV%. In his previous outing, he saved 15 of 16 shots (.938 SV%) in a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as significant -253 home favourites against a Columbus Blue Jackets team that has scored two or fewer goals in four of their last five games (3-2-0).

Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour started Brandon Bussi in the first two games of the season, but has leaned more heavily on Kochetkov in recent games. The 27-year-old goalie returns to the crease on Tuesday for his eighth start in Carolina's last 11 games and, deservedly, after posting a tremendous undefeated 7-0-0 record with a 1.70 GAA and .916 SV%. He recorded his first shutout of the season in his most recent outing, saving 24 shots in a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Blues. The Hurricanes enter Tuesday's contest as -185 home favourites against a 9-2-1 Boston Bruins team.

Hall hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury on October 13th, but he returned to practice on Monday and could play as soon as Tuesday against the Boston Bruins. The 34-year-old Hall has five points (3G / 2A) in eight games this season and hopes to continue as an effective depth contributor for the Hurricanes.

Jankowski has been sidelined for over a week with a lower-body injury but returned to morning skate on Tuesday and appears to be an option vs. Boston. The 32-year-old forward was off to a tremendous start before his injury, scoring seven points (6G / 1A) in nine games. He is coming off a 2025-26 season where he scored 21 points (11G / 10A) in 68 games.