Preseason

0-1-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	1	2	0	3
Panthers FLA	1	4	1	6

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena

7:00 PM, September 20, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 16,147

Referees:
TJ Luxmore
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	11	2	2	24
New Jersey	9	5	0	18
Washington	8	4	0	16
NY Islanders	7	4	2	16
NY Rangers	7	6	1	15
Pittsburgh	5	6	2	12
Columbus	5	6	0	10
Philadelphia	3	8	4	10

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	9	4	1	19
Montreal	8	3	2	18
Tampa Bay	8	3	1	17
Ottawa	8	5	1	17
Florida	7	4	2	16
Toronto	7	6	2	16
Buffalo	6	4	3	15
Detroit	6	4	3	15

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