Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 53-22-7 · 113 pts · 1st Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025-26: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.

Brandon Bussi started 39 of 82 Hurricanes games (48%). Frederik Andersen had 35 starts. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Brandon Bussi
Starts
39/82
Share
48%
Last 10
5
31-6-2 · .894 SV% · last start Apr 14
G2Backup
Frederik Andersen
Starts
35/82
Share
43%
Last 10
5
16-14-5 · .874 SV% · last start Apr 11
G3Third goalie
Pyotr Kochetkov
Starts
8/82
Share
10%
Last 10
0
6-2-0 · .899 SV% · 1 relief · last start Dec 20

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Hurricanes game by starting goalie

G1 Brandon Bussi
G2 Frederik Andersen
G3 Pyotr Kochetkov

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Bussi

G2Andersen

G3Kochetkov

Game

Carolina Hurricanes goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by Brandon Bussi 7, Frederik Andersen 6, Pyotr Kochetkov 2.
Home and road: Brandon Bussi started 21 of 41 home games and 18 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 1 time (1% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 14 ▲	@ NYI	G1 Brandon Bussi	29/30	W	–
81	Apr 13	@ PHI	G1 Brandon Bussi	21/23	OTL	–
80	Apr 11	@ UTA	G2 Frederik Andersen	26/27	W	–
79	Apr 9	@ CHI	G2 Frederik Andersen	23/25	W	–
78	Apr 7	vs BOS	G1 Brandon Bussi	16/21	W	–
77	Apr 5 ▲	@ OTT	G2 Frederik Andersen	25/30	L	–
76	Apr 4	vs NYI	G1 Brandon Bussi	13/16	W	–
75	Apr 2	vs CBJ	G2 Frederik Andersen	9/10	W	–
74	Mar 31	@ CBJ	G1 Brandon Bussi	23/25	W	–
73	Mar 29 ▲	vs MTL	G2 Frederik Andersen	15/18	L	–
72	Mar 28	vs NJD	G1 Brandon Bussi	17/19	W	–
71	Mar 24	@ MTL	G2 Frederik Andersen	14/18	L	–
70	Mar 22	@ PIT	G2 Frederik Andersen	18/19	W	–
69	Mar 20	@ TOR	G1 Brandon Bussi	23/26	W	–
68	Mar 18 ▲	vs PIT	G2 Frederik Andersen	30/35	W	–
67	Mar 17	@ CBJ	G1 Brandon Bussi	25/30	L	–
66	Mar 14	@ TBL	G2 Frederik Andersen	17/19	W	–
65	Mar 12	vs STL	G1 Brandon Bussi	14/16	L	–
64	Mar 10	vs PIT	G2 Frederik Andersen	24/28	W	–
63	Mar 7 ▲	@ CGY	G1 Brandon Bussi	20/25	L	–
62	Mar 6	@ EDM	G2 Frederik Andersen	13/16	W	–
61	Mar 4	@ VAN	G1 Brandon Bussi	18/22	W	–
60	Mar 2	@ SEA	G2 Frederik Andersen	13/15	L	–
59	Feb 28	vs DET	G2 Frederik Andersen	27/29	W	–
58	Feb 26	vs TBL	G1 Brandon Bussi	24/28	W	–
57	Feb 5	@ NYR	G1 Brandon Bussi	16/16	W	–
56	Feb 3	vs OTT	G1 Brandon Bussi	24/27	W	–
55	Feb 1 ▲	vs LAK	G1 Brandon Bussi	11/13	W	–
54	Jan 31	@ WSH	G2 Frederik Andersen	38/42	OTL	–
53	Jan 29	vs UTA	G1 Brandon Bussi	21/25	W	–
52	Jan 24	@ OTT	G1 Brandon Bussi	36/37	W	–
51	Jan 22	vs CHI	G2 Frederik Andersen	19/22	OTL	–
50	Jan 19	vs BUF	G1 Brandon Bussi	17/18	W	–
49	Jan 17 ▲	@ NJD	G2 Frederik Andersen	29/30	W	–
48	Jan 16	vs FLA	G1 Brandon Bussi	15/16	W	–
47	Jan 13 ▲	@ STL	G1 Brandon Bussi	28/31	L	–
46	Jan 12	@ DET	G2 Frederik Andersen	14/18	OTL	–
45	Jan 10	vs SEA	G1 Brandon Bussi	10/12	W	–
44	Jan 8	vs ANA	G2 Frederik Andersen	11/13	W	–
43	Jan 6	vs DAL	G1 Brandon Bussi	20/23	W	–
42	Jan 4 ▲	@ NJD	G1 Brandon Bussi	28/29	W	–
41	Jan 3	vs COL	G2 Frederik Andersen	30/34	L	–
40	Jan 1	vs MTL	G1 Brandon Bussi	16/22	L	–
39	Dec 30 ▲	@ PIT	G2 Frederik Andersen	23/28	L	–
38	Dec 29	vs NYR	G1 Brandon Bussi	18/20	W	–
37	Dec 27	vs DET	G1 Brandon Bussi	18/20	W	–
36	Dec 23	vs FLA	G2 Frederik Andersen	17/22	L	–
35	Dec 20 ▲	@ TBL	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	23/28	L	–
34	Dec 19	@ FLA	G1 Brandon Bussi	38/41	OTL	–
33	Dec 17	@ NSH	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	25/26	W	–
32	Dec 14 ▲	vs PHI	G1 Brandon Bussi	24/26	W	–
31	Dec 13	@ PHI	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	15/18	W	–
30	Dec 11	@ WSH	G1 Brandon Bussi	23/25	W	–
29	Dec 9	vs CBJ	G1 Brandon Bussi	23/24	W	–
28	Dec 7 ▲	vs SJS	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	19/22	L	–
27	Dec 6	vs NSH	G1 Brandon Bussi	19/22	W	–
26	Dec 4	vs TOR	G2 Frederik Andersen	19/23	L	–
25	Nov 30	vs CGY	G1 Brandon Bussi	16/16	W	–
24	Nov 28	vs WPG	G1 Brandon Bussi	12/13	W	–
23	Nov 26	vs NYR	G2 Frederik Andersen	14/17	L	–
22	Nov 23	@ BUF	G2 Frederik Andersen	17/20	L	–
21	Nov 21	@ WPG	G1 Brandon Bussi	25/28	W	–
20	Nov 19	@ MIN	G2 Frederik Andersen	16/19	OTL	–
19	Nov 17	@ BOS	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	29/30	W	–
18	Nov 15 ▲	vs EDM	G2 Frederik Andersen	19/23	OTL	–
17	Nov 14	vs VAN	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	14/17	W	–
16	Nov 11	vs WSH	G2 Frederik Andersen	24/27	L	Pyotr Kochetkov
15	Nov 9 ▲	@ TOR	G1 Brandon Bussi	16/20	W	–
14	Nov 8	vs BUF	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	19/22	W	–
13	Nov 6	vs MIN	G2 Frederik Andersen	21/24	W	–
12	Nov 4	@ NYR	G3 Pyotr Kochetkov	26/26	W	–
11	Nov 1	@ BOS	G2 Frederik Andersen	20/22	L	–
10	Oct 30	vs NYI	G1 Brandon Bussi	26/28	W	–
9	Oct 28	vs VGK	G2 Frederik Andersen	29/34	L	–
8	Oct 25	@ DAL	G1 Brandon Bussi	31/34	L	–
7	Oct 23	@ COL	G2 Frederik Andersen	44/48	W	–
6	Oct 20	@ VGK	G2 Frederik Andersen	22/25	L	–
5	Oct 18	@ LAK	G1 Brandon Bussi	25/28	W	–
4	Oct 16	@ ANA	G2 Frederik Andersen	23/24	W	–
3	Oct 14	@ SJS	G1 Brandon Bussi	16/17	W	–
2	Oct 11	vs PHI	G2 Frederik Andersen	20/23	W	–
1	Oct 9	vs NJD	G2 Frederik Andersen	19/22	W	–

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Carolina Hurricanes starting goalie in 2025-26?

Brandon Bussi made the most starts: 39 of 82 (48%), going 31-6-2.

How often did the Carolina Hurricanes backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Frederik Andersen had 35 starts (43% of games).

Who started the second game of Carolina Hurricanes back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Brandon Bussi started 7 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 8.