Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden KnightsDec 21, 2026

Time TBDMonday, Dec 21, 2026

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Carolina HurricanesCAR

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

CARaway±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 979 km travel · -1 h

VGKhome±0.0 pts

2 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: CAR (2 days rest) at VGK (2 days rest).

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Carolina Hurricanes

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Brandon Bussi94%
Pyotr Kochetkov6%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 2–5 vs WSH · Oct 2

L1Ehlers – Svechnikov – Stankoven
6:10
L2Staal – Martinook – Carrier
5:17
L3Deslauriers – Jankowski – Robinson
4:16
L4Hall – Aho – Blake
4:08
D1Slavin – Chatfield
14:02
D2Walker – Miller
13:36
D3Gostisbehere – Legault
10:43
PP1Staal – Gostisbehere – Aho – Svechnikov – Blake
6:25

Projected CAR lines →·CAR goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Carter Hart76%
Adin Hill17%
Carl Lindbom7%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
Last game: L 3–4 vs ANA · Oct 2

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
6:34
L2Karlsson – Marner – Howden
5:19
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly
4:54
L4Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman
4:24
D1McNabb – Theodore
14:59
D2Hanifin – Lauzon
14:19
D3Andersson – Wotherspoon
14:13
PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Marner
3:34

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Game day: all games on Dec 21.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.