The Carolina Hurricanes (8-2-1 this season) visit the Edmonton Oilers (7-1-1 this season) at Rogers Place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and this preview lays out the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds, puck line, total, goalies, injuries and recent trends. Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) in Edmonton, Alta., with TV on CARNHL / HHN / TVA Sports.
Storyline: Carolina enters Thursday at 8-2-1 after a 6-3 win at Vancouver (Oct. 20). Edmonton enters Thursday at 7-1-1 after a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota (Oct. 20). Special teams stand out on paper: Carolina’s power play ranks 10th in the NHL at 22.7 percent, while Edmonton’s penalty kill ranks 22nd at 74.1 percent (NHL.com). The teams split two meetings last season (NHL.com).
Hurricanes vs Oilers Odds & Line Movement: Moneyline, Puck Line, Total
| Matchup | Carolina Hurricanes @ Edmonton Oilers |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Carolina Hurricanes 8-2-1 | Edmonton Oilers 7-1-1 |
| 2025-26 Records | Carolina Hurricanes 53-22-7 | Edmonton Oilers 41-30-11 |
| Head Coaches | CAR: Rod Brind’Amour (9th season) | EDM: Mike Babcock (1st season) |
| Puck Line | CAR -1.5 (+220) | EDM +1.5 (-270) |
| Moneyline | Carolina Hurricanes: -115 | Edmonton Oilers: -105 |
| Total | O/U 6.5 (o-105 / u-115) |
| Opening Line (DraftKings) | CAR -108 / EDM -112 | total 6.5 |
| Venue | Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alta.) |
| Date / Time | Thursday, October 22, 2026 — 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) |
| TV / How to Watch | CARNHL / HHN / TVA Sports |
| Probable Starting Goalies | CAR: Brandon Bussi (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) | EDM: Devon Levi (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) |
Hurricanes vs Oilers odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, ~1:43 PM ET. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. ESPN lists Brandon Bussi (Carolina) and Devon Levi (Edmonton) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.
In the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds market, on the moneyline, Edmonton opened at -112 and Carolina at -108 at DraftKings; Edmonton has moved from -112 to -105 and Carolina has moved from -108 to -115 as of Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, ~1:43 PM ET. The total has held at 6.5 (over -105, under -115) since it opened. The puck line has flipped since it opened: Edmonton -1.5 opened at +205, and DraftKings now lists Carolina as the -1.5 side at +220. Opening prices are the first numbers DraftKings posted, per ESPN.
Carolina Hurricanes Preview: Aho Leads a 8-2-1 Start
2025-26 recap: Carolina went 53-22-7 (113 points), won the Metropolitan Division, finished first in the Eastern Conference and won the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes swept Ottawa and Philadelphia, beat Montreal in five games in the conference final and beat Vegas in six games in the Final (NHL.com). Aho led the team with 80 points, Nikolaj Ehlers had 71, Andrei Svechnikov had 31 goals and 70 points, and Seth Jarvis scored a team-high 32 goals.
Offseason moves: Carolina brought back nearly all of its championship roster. Goalie Frederik Andersen, who went 16-14-5 in 35 games last season, now plays for Edmonton. Defenseman Alexander Nikishin is listed as out in a contract dispute, and Jarvis is on the injured non-roster list after shoulder surgery (ESPN).
Key players & coach: Aho, Svechnikov, Ehlers, Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson lead the forwards. Jaccob Slavin, Shayne Gostisbehere (50 points in 55 games last season), K’Andre Miller, Sean Walker and Jalen Chatfield are on defense. Rod Brind’Amour is in his ninth season as coach.
Season so far: Carolina is 8-2-1 through 11 games, with 42 goals scored and 27 allowed. Results: a 1-0 overtime loss to Florida (Sept. 29), a 5-2 loss to Washington (Oct. 2), a 3-2 overtime win at Philadelphia (Oct. 3), a 6-4 win at Montreal (Oct. 6), a 7-2 win over Vancouver (Oct. 8), a 5-2 win at Chicago (Oct. 10), a 4-1 win at Philadelphia (Oct. 11), a 4-2 win over Washington (Oct. 13), a 3-2 win at Winnipeg (Oct. 17), a 3-2 loss at Calgary (Oct. 18) and a 6-3 win at Vancouver (Oct. 20).
Sebastian Aho has 14 points (six goals, eight assists), and Andrei Svechnikov has 11 points (six goals, five assists) (NHL.com).
Our Hurricanes vs Canucks preview from Oct. 20 has more on how the Hurricanes came into their last game.
Carolina Hurricanes Injury Report
Injury news can move the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds before puck drop. Mark Jankowski (lower body) is listed as out; Taylor Hall (upper body), Seth Jarvis (shoulder surgery) and Jordan Staal (calf) are on injured reserve; Alexander Nikishin (contract dispute) is on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
Edmonton Oilers Preview: McDavid Leads a 7-1-1 Start
2025-26 recap: Edmonton went 41-30-11 (93 points) and finished second in the Pacific Division, then lost to Anaheim in six games in the first round after reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and 2025. The Oilers led the NHL on the power play (30.6 percent) but allowed 3.23 goals per game, 25th in the league (NHL.com). Connor McDavid led the team with 138 points (48 goals, 90 assists), Leon Draisaitl had 97 points and Evan Bouchard had 95.
Offseason moves: Edmonton fired coach Kris Knoblauch on May 14 and hired Mike Babcock, who has 700 NHL wins and had not coached in the league since 2019, on June 23. Goalie Frederik Andersen signed after winning the Stanley Cup with Carolina, and the Oilers acquired goalie Devon Levi from Buffalo and signed defenseman Ryan Shea. Longtime defenseman Darnell Nurse was traded to San Jose, and Jack Roslovic signed with Toronto (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: McDavid, Draisaitl, Vasily Podkolzin, Isaac Howard and Kasperi Kapanen are among the forwards, with Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm, Jake Walman and Connor Murphy on defense. Babcock is in his first season as Edmonton’s coach.
Season so far: Edmonton is 7-1-1 through nine games, with 41 goals scored and 27 allowed. Results: a 6-5 overtime loss to Vancouver (Sept. 29), a 9-7 win at Vancouver (Oct. 1), a 3-1 win over Seattle (Oct. 3), a 5-2 win at Anaheim (Oct. 7), a 3-1 win at San Jose (Oct. 10), a 4-1 win at Los Angeles (Oct. 13), a 4-2 loss to Utah (Oct. 15), a 6-2 win at Utah (Oct. 17) and a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota (Oct. 20). Connor McDavid has 26 points (six goals, 20 assists), and Evan Bouchard has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) (NHL.com).
For more background on Edmonton, our Wild vs Oilers preview from Oct. 20 breaks down the Oilers’ previous matchup.
Edmonton Oilers Injury Report
Any late change on this list can also shift the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds. Jason Dickinson (undisclosed) is listed as out; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body), Alec Regula (undisclosed), Matt Savoie (lower body), Frederik Andersen (knee) and Mattias Janmark (undisclosed) are on injured reserve; Atro Leppanen (undisclosed) is on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
Goalie Matchup: Bussi vs Levi
The goalie matchup is one of the biggest inputs in the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds. ESPN lists Brandon Bussi (Carolina) and Devon Levi (Edmonton) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time. Here is how each team’s goalies have performed so far in 2026-27 (NHL.com).
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
Pyotr Kochetkov has started six games and is 6-0-0 with an .899 save percentage (107 saves on 119 shots). Most recently, he made 14 saves on 17 shots in a 6-3 win at Vancouver (Oct. 20). Brandon Bussi has started five games and is 2-2-1 with an .882 save percentage (112 saves on 127 shots). Most recently, he made 31 saves on 34 shots in a 3-2 loss at Calgary (Oct. 18). ESPN lists Brandon Bussi as the probable starter for Thursday (not confirmed at research time).
Edmonton Oilers Goalies
Devon Levi has started six games and is 5-1-0 with an .898 save percentage (150 saves on 167 shots). Most recently, he made 27 saves on 30 shots in a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota (Oct. 20). Tristan Jarry has started three games and is 2-0-1 with an .873 save percentage (62 saves on 71 shots). Most recently, he made 26 saves on 28 shots in a 6-2 win at Utah (Oct. 17). ESPN lists Devon Levi as the probable starter for Thursday (not confirmed at research time).
Hurricanes vs Oilers Odds: Key Betting Trends
Here is the season data behind the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds. These are factual season numbers only through games before Thursday, from NHL.com, with over/under counts measured against DraftKings closing totals via ESPN.
- Hurricanes home/road: Carolina is 2-1-1 at home and 6-1-0 on the road (NHL.com).
- Hurricanes recent form: Carolina is 4-1-0 in its last five games, with 19 goals scored and 11 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Hurricanes totals: Carolina’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total five times and under six times in 11 games with a posted total, averaging 6.3 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Hurricanes special teams: Carolina’s power play is converting 22.7 percent (10th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 89.2 percent (4th) (NHL.com).
- Hurricanes scoring: Carolina has scored 42 goals and allowed 27 in 11 games (3.82 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Oilers home/road: Edmonton is 2-1-1 at home and 5-0-0 on the road (NHL.com).
- Oilers recent form: Edmonton is 4-1-0 in its last five games, with 19 goals scored and 11 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Oilers totals: Edmonton’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total five times and under four times in nine games with a posted total, averaging 7.6 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Oilers special teams: Edmonton’s power play is converting 31 percent (2nd in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 74.1 percent (22nd) (NHL.com).
- Oilers scoring: Edmonton has scored 41 goals and allowed 27 in 9 games (4.56 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Combined totals: Across both teams, games have gone over the DraftKings closing total 10 times and under 10 times in 20 games with a posted total, against a 6.5 total for this game (DraftKings via ESPN).
Hurricanes vs Oilers Head-to-Head
2025-26 series: The teams split two meetings last season. Carolina won 6-3 in Edmonton on March 6, 2026. Edmonton won 4-3 in overtime in Carolina on Nov. 15, 2025 (NHL.com). The two games produced 16 total goals, an average of 8.0 per game.
2026-27 schedule: Thursday’s game is meeting one of two between the teams this season (NHL.com). Past meetings are history only; the current Hurricanes vs Oilers odds are in the table above.
How to Watch Hurricanes vs Oilers
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Puck drop: 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local)
Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alta.
TV: In the U.S., CARNHL and HHN carry it in the Hurricanes’ market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet West and TVA Sports carry it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Schedule spot: Carolina last played on Oct. 20 (1 day off before Thursday) and visits St. Louis on Oct. 24. Edmonton last played on Oct. 20 (1 day off before Thursday) and hosts Toronto on Oct. 24. Neither team played on Wednesday, Oct. 21, so neither is on the second night of a back-to-back (NHL.com).
Live stats, lineups and the box score will be on the Hurricanes vs Oilers gamecenter on NHL.com, and the official Edmonton Oilers site posts team news and lineup notes.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Hurricanes vs Oilers
What time is Hurricanes vs Oilers on October 22, 2026?
Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alta. The Hurricanes vs Oilers odds in this preview were last updated on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
What channel is Hurricanes vs Oilers on?
In the U.S., CARNHL and HHN carry it in the Hurricanes’ market (NHL.com). In Canada, Sportsnet West and TVA Sports carry it (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
What are the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds and puck line?
For the Hurricanes vs Oilers odds, DraftKings lists Carolina -1.5 (+220) and Edmonton +1.5 (-270) on the puck line as of Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, ~1:43 PM ET. The moneyline is Carolina Hurricanes -115 and Edmonton Oilers -105, and the total is 6.5.
Who is starting in goal for Hurricanes vs Oilers?
ESPN lists Brandon Bussi (Carolina) and Devon Levi (Edmonton) as probable starters, not yet confirmed at research time.