CAR @ CGY Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-18 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-18 04:00:18

CAR @ CGY

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome

Puck drop: Sun Oct 18, 2026 8:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

CAR (last 10)

Record 8-1-1
Streak W7
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.6 · 2.2
Power play 10/38 (26.3%)
Last game W vs WPJ (3–2)

CGY (last 10)

Record 3-7-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.2 · 4
Power play 4/24 (16.7%)
Last game L vs VGK (2–6)

Recent meetings:

2026-03-07 CAR 4 @ CGY 5
2025-11-30 CGY 0 @ CAR 1 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

CAR

Andrei Svechnikov 7 pts · 5 G · 14 SOG
Sebastian Aho 6 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
Sean Walker 6 pts · 0 G · 4 SOG
Mark Jankowski 5 pts · 5 G · 13 SOG

CGY

Aydar Suniev 3 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG
Matt Coronato 3 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Simon Nemec 3 pts · 0 G · 6 SOG
Adam Klapka 2 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: CAR 3.78 · CGY 2.31 · Win odds: CAR 73.8% · CGY 26.3% · OT/SO chance: 13.2%

4-2 34.8%
3-2 33.2%
3-1 32.1%

Box Score

CAR 2 Final CGY 3

2026-10-18

Stat	CAR	CGY
Goals	2	3
Shots	36	34
Power Play	0/2 (0.0%)	1/4 (25.0%)
PIM	8	4
Faceoffs	25 / 33	33 / 25
Blocks	14	16
Saves	31	34

CAR Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jalen Chatfield	1	0	1
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	1	0	1
Eric Robinson	0	1	1
Jaccob Slavin	0	1	1
Nicolas Deslauriers	0	1	1
Sebastian Aho	0	1	1

CGY Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Morgan Frost	1	1	2
Matvei Gridin	1	0	1
Yegor Sharangovich	1	0	1
Jacob Middleton	0	1	1
Joel Farabee	0	1	1
Matt Coronato	0	1	1
Zayne Parekh	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-17 11:31PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

CAR Away

Forwards

Line 1

William Carrier

#28 · LW

TOI 14:22xGF/60 7.65xGA/60 3.36CF/60 93.2SC±/60 +16.94G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 69.5

Sebastian Aho

#20 · C

TOI 21:30xGF/60 5.99xGA/60 2.60CF/60 78.6SC±/60 +18.71G±/60 0.00CF% 67.7xGF% 69.7

Andrei Svechnikov

#37 · RW

TOI 16:40xGF/60 6.78xGA/60 3.11CF/60 89.7SC±/60 +22.42G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 68.5

Line 2

Bradly Nadeau

#29 · LW

TOI 12:56xGF/60 4.47xGA/60 3.01CF/60 63.7SC±/60 +4.90G±/60 +4.90CF% 54.2xGF% 59.8

Logan Stankoven

#22 · C

TOI 18:16xGF/60 4.56xGA/60 2.81CF/60 64.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.57CF% 58.3xGF% 61.9

Jackson Blake

#53 · RW

TOI 16:56xGF/60 3.55xGA/60 2.64CF/60 47.8SC±/60 -8.69G±/60 +4.34CF% 45.8xGF% 57.3

Line 3

Nikolaj Ehlers

#27 · LW

TOI 16:24xGF/60 4.50xGA/60 3.35CF/60 67.8SC±/60 -8.47G±/60 -4.24CF% 59.3xGF% 57.3

Mark Jankowski

#77 · C

TOI 13:07xGF/60 6.73xGA/60 4.62CF/60 91.2SC±/60 +5.36G±/60 0.00

Jordan Martinook

#48 · RW

TOI 15:55xGF/60 5.55xGA/60 4.06CF/60 77.0SC±/60 -5.14G±/60 -5.14CF% 57.7xGF% 57.7

Line 4

Eric Robinson

#50 · LW

TOI 12:08xGF/60 6.88xGA/60 4.33CF/60 103.7SC±/60 +42.71G±/60 0.00CF% 60.7xGF% 61.4

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

#82 · C

TOI 12:46xGF/60 5.22xGA/60 5.13CF/60 91.1SC±/60 +17.08G±/60 0.00CF% 53.3xGF% 50.4

Felix Unger Sorum

TOI 13:57xGF/60 4.47xGA/60 3.72CF/60 64.8SC±/60 -13.89G±/60 -4.63CF% 60.9xGF% 54.6

Defense

Pair 1

Jaccob Slavin

#74 · LD

TOI 21:52xGF/60 6.72xGA/60 5.03CF/60 86.0SC±/60 +6.62G±/60 +6.61CF% 54.2xGF% 57.2

Jalen Chatfield

#5 · RD

TOI 22:33xGF/60 6.97xGA/60 4.39CF/60 91.6SC±/60 +13.08G±/60 +6.54CF% 60.9xGF% 61.4

Pair 2

K'Andre Miller

#19 · LD

TOI 20:59xGF/60 5.03xGA/60 4.05CF/60 82.1SC±/60 +3.42G±/60 -3.42CF% 55.8xGF% 55.3

Sean Walker

#26 · RD

TOI 22:05xGF/60 4.70xGA/60 3.21CF/60 73.4SC±/60 +3.19G±/60 -3.19CF% 59.0xGF% 59.4

Pair 3

Shayne Gostisbehere

#4 · LD

TOI 16:51xGF/60 4.26xGA/60 1.62CF/60 59.4SC±/60 +12.72G±/60 -4.24CF% 63.6xGF% 72.5

Mike Reilly

#6 · RD

TOI 11:25xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 2.15CF/60 73.4SC±/60 +16.93G±/60 -5.64CF% 68.4xGF% 70.4

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Pyotr Kochetkov [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 85]
G2	Brandon Bussi

CGY Home

Forwards

Line 1

Yegor Sharangovich

#17 · LW

TOI 16:42xGF/60 3.60xGA/60 4.49CF/60 61.9SC±/60 +4.77G±/60 -9.52CF% 52.0xGF% 44.5

Mikael Backlund

#11 · C

TOI 13:32xGF/60 4.84xGA/60 4.82CF/60 78.6SC±/60 +4.62G±/60 0.00CF% 53.1xGF% 50.1

Joel Farabee

#86 · RW

TOI 19:45xGF/60 3.57xGA/60 4.74CF/60 64.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 51.9xGF% 43.0

Line 2

Aydar Suniev

#61 · LW

TOI 15:41xGF/60 2.90xGA/60 5.46CF/60 53.5SC±/60 -4.45G±/60 -4.46CF% 44.4xGF% 34.7

Morgan Frost

#16 · C

TOI 15:52xGF/60 3.52xGA/60 5.98CF/60 54.1SC±/60 -10.82G±/60 -5.41CF% 43.5xGF% 37.1

Matt Coronato

#27 · RW

TOI 19:31xGF/60 3.51xGA/60 6.54CF/60 52.7SC±/60 -12.16G±/60 0.00CF% 39.4xGF% 34.9

Line 3

Matvei Gridin

#92 · LW

TOI 15:51xGF/60 2.56xGA/60 4.92CF/60 27.2SC±/60 -5.44G±/60 +10.88CF% 25.0xGF% 34.2

Martin Pospisil

#76 · C

TOI 13:20xGF/60 2.02xGA/60 5.26CF/60 20.9SC±/60 -5.22G±/60 +5.21CF% 19.0xGF% 27.7

Ryan Strome

#22 · RW

TOI 13:41xGF/60 2.03xGA/60 4.75CF/60 26.2SC±/60 -5.24G±/60 +5.24CF% 25.0xGF% 29.9

Line 4

Maxim Tsyplakov

#72 · LW

TOI 12:28xGF/60 0.00xGA/60 0.00CF/60 0.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00

Jonathan Castagna

#38 · C

TOI 15:52xGF/60 3.89xGA/60 5.31CF/60 55.3SC±/60 -21.27G±/60 0.00CF% 40.6xGF% 42.3

Adam Klapka

#43 · RW

TOI 12:19xGF/60 5.35xGA/60 7.34CF/60 76.1SC±/60 -23.42G±/60 0.00CF% 40.6xGF% 42.2

Defense

Pair 1

Kevin Bahl

#7 · LD

TOI 21:01xGF/60 4.55xGA/60 5.42CF/60 56.2SC±/60 -15.62G±/60 -3.12CF% 48.6xGF% 45.6

Simon Nemec

#71 · RD

TOI 21:57xGF/60 4.35xGA/60 5.80CF/60 55.1SC±/60 -9.19G±/60 -3.06CF% 45.0xGF% 42.9

Pair 2

Yan Kuznetsov

#37 · LD

TOI 16:06xGF/60 2.41xGA/60 6.82CF/60 46.2SC±/60 -20.98G±/60 0.00CF% 31.4xGF% 26.1

Zach Whitecloud

#28 · RD

TOI 19:07xGF/60 2.84xGA/60 4.62CF/60 53.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +3.58CF% 39.5xGF% 38.0

Pair 3

Jacob Middleton

#55 · LD

TOI 18:13xGF/60 3.29xGA/60 4.60CF/60 52.5SC±/60 +11.24G±/60 +3.75CF% 38.9xGF% 41.7

Zayne Parekh

#19 · RD

TOI 16:49xGF/60 3.43xGA/60 6.12CF/60 59.2SC±/60 -19.73G±/60 0.00CF% 40.0xGF% 35.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Dustin Wolf
G2	Devin Cooley

Injuries

As of 2026-10-18

CAR

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Taylor Hall	LW	71	upper body	OUT
Seth Jarvis	RW	24	shoulder	OUT
Jordan Staal	C	11	lower body	OUT

CGY

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Samuel Honzek	LW	29	lower body	OUT
Jonathan Huberdeau	LW	10	hip	OUT

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