Carolina Hurricanes (3-0-0) vs. Anaheim Ducks (2-1-0)

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Venue & Game Info

Location: Honda Center, 2695 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806

Start Time: 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT

Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Network South, Bally Sports SoCal, ESPN+

Team Recent Form

Carolina Hurricanes: Coming off a 5–1 win over San Jose, with 13 different skaters recording points. Carolina leads the NHL with 5.0 goals per game and is the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference.

Anaheim Ducks: After dropping the opener to Seattle, Anaheim has won two straight, including a 4–3 victory over Pittsburgh. Chris Kreider has been red-hot with 4 goals in 3 games.

Injury Report

Hurricanes: Jaccob Slavin (out, lower body), Pyotr Kochetkov (out, undisclosed).

Ducks: No major injuries reported.

Player Matchups

Sebastian Aho (CAR): 4 assists in 3 games, driving Carolina’s top line.

Seth Jarvis (CAR): 3 goals, 1 assist — point streak to start the season.

Taylor Hall (CAR): 2 goals, 2 assists, thriving in a secondary scoring role.

Chris Kreider (ANA): 4 goals in 3 games, instant impact since joining Anaheim.

Beckett Sennecke (ANA): Rookie sensation with 4 points in 3 games.

Goaltending: Frederik Andersen (CAR, 2-0-0, .927 SV% vs. former team) vs. John Gibson (ANA, 2-1-0, .915 SV%).

Series History

All-time: Carolina leads 19-18-2-9 vs. Anaheim.

Last season: Carolina went 1-0-1 against Anaheim.

Seth Jarvis has been a point-per-game player in his career vs. the Ducks.

Betting Trends

Hurricanes: 3-0 when scoring 3+ goals; averaging 5.0 GPG.

Ducks: 2-0 when Kreider scores.

Over has hit in 2 of Anaheim’s 3 games; Carolina trending Over in all 3 games.

Game Odds

Carolina Hurricanes                        – 192

Anaheim Ducks                                 6.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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