CAR @ VAN Gameday Thread
CAR @ VAN
Venue: Rogers Arena
Puck drop: Tue Oct 20, 2026 10:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
CAR
- Record 7-2-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.6 · 2.4
- Power play 10/39 (25.6%)
- Last game L vs CGY (2–3)
VAN
- Record 2-7-1
- Streak L7
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3 · 4.5
- Power play 6/30 (20%)
- Last game L vs TBL (2–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-10-08 VAN 2 @ CAR 7
- 2026-03-04 CAR 6 @ VAN 4
- 2025-11-14 VAN 3 @ CAR 4 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
CAR
- Sebastian Aho 6 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
- Andrei Svechnikov 5 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
- Mark Jankowski 4 pts · 4 G · 11 SOG
- Eric Robinson 4 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
VAN
- Brock Boeser 4 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
- Linus Karlsson 3 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
- Elias Pettersson 2 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
- Jake DeBrusk 2 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: CAR 4.01 · VAN 2.87 · Win odds: CAR 67.4% · VAN 32.6% · OT/SO chance: 14.1%
- 4-2 34.1%
- 3-3 33.5%
- 3-2 32.5%
Box Score
CAR 6
Final
VAN 3
2026-10-20
| Stat | CAR | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 6 | 3 |
| Shots | 44 | 17 |
| Power Play | 0/5 (0.0%) | 1/2 (50.0%) |
| PIM | 4 | 10 |
| Faceoffs | 29 / 32 | 32 / 29 |
| Blocks | 9 | 14 |
| Saves | 14 | 38 |
| CAR Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Logan Stankoven | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bradly Nadeau | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Juuso Välimäki | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K'Andre Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VAN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Linus Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Sasson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brock Boeser | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Elias Pettersson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zeev Buium | 0 | 1 | 1 |