Hurricanes 4, Kraken 1 — November 12, 2026: recap and analysis

CARCAR
Carolina Hurricanes
14-3-2 · W2 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
SO
W
L
Final
4—1
Nov 12, 2026 · Veikkaus Arena
SEASEA
Seattle Kraken
9-6-1 · L1 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
OT
W

Final score: Carolina Hurricanes 4, Seattle Kraken 1. Hurricanes dominated expected goals 3.33 to 1.85. Hurricanes controlled 68.6% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Brandon Bussi (12/13 saves, .923 SV%, +0.3 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 83% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
CAR xG
3.33
ACTUAL
4 — 1
SEA xG
1.85

Scoring Timeline

0.02
LOW xG
CAR1P 11:44Even Strength
CAR 1 - 0 SEA
0.35
HIGH xG
CAR1P 12:50Power Play
CAR 2 - 0 SEA
0.04
MED xG
CAR2P 09:34Even Strength
CAR 3 - 0 SEA
0.10
HIGH xG
CAR3P 11:41Even Strength
CAR 4 - 0 SEA
0.07
MED xG
SEA3P 13:15Even Strength
CAR 4 - 1 SEA

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Brandon Bussi
30
Brandon Bussi
G · CAR · #30
12/13 saves, .923 SV%, +0.3 GSAX
★2
Philipp Grubauer
31
Philipp Grubauer
G · SEA · #31
26/30 saves, .867 SV%, −1.6 GSAX
★3
Sebastian Aho
20
Sebastian Aho
C · CAR · #20
2G, 2 SOG

Team Stats

CARSEA
30Shots13
3.33xGF1.85
68.65v5 CF%31.4
45.8FO%54.2
1/3PP0/2
12Hits23
10Blocks20
13Giveaways19
5Takeaways5
4PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodCAR SOGSEA SOGCAR xGSEA xG
1st1561.150.41
2nd1161.141.03
3rd411.030.40
Total30133.331.85

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 11:44
SEA
TeamDelay of game (unsuccessful challenge) (2 min)
1P 13:09
CAR
Taylor HallHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jordan Eberle
2P 01:04
CAR
Jackson BlakeHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Ryker Evans
2P 14:29
SEA
Ryker EvansClosing hand on puck (2 min)
3P 19:06
SEA
Brandon MontourCross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Eric Robinson

Lineups