Long before Raleigh, this franchise spent decades in New England as the Hartford Whalers, and Carolina still honors that lineage with occasional throwback nights. The Hurricanes broke through for a Stanley Cup in 2006 behind captain Rod Brind'Amour, who later returned to coach the club. PNC Arena's storm-themed game nights have become one of the louder atmospheres in the league.
As of Nov 3, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Carolina Hurricanes. On the top line, the Carolina Hurricanes are currently projected to run left wing William Carrier, center Sebastian Aho and right wing Andrei Svechnikov together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Jaccob Slavin and Jalen Chatfield, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho, Jackson Blake, Nikolaj Ehlers and Shayne Gostisbehere, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Jarvis | 66 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 94 |
| 2 | Sebastian Aho | 69 | 42 | 72 | 73 | 94 |
| 3 | Martin Necas | 63 | 35 | 62 | 0 | 92 |
| 4 | Shayne Gostisbehere | 62 | 63 | 83 | 0 | 90 |
| 5 | Andrei Svechnikov | 69 | 18 | 78 | 0 | 89 |
As of Nov 3, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Carolina Hurricanes includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Nov 3, 2026, the top line projected for the Carolina Hurricanes is left wing William Carrier, center Sebastian Aho and right wing Andrei Svechnikov.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Carolina Hurricanes game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
