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Canes raising Stanley Cup banner at Sept. 29 opener

Jul 15, 2026 | 9:33 AM

The Carolina Hurricanes will raise their second Stanley Cup championship banner ahead of their Sept. 29 season opener against the Florida Panthers.

The 5 p.m. ET matchup in Raleigh, N.C., pits the two most recent league champions and kicks off the league’s opening-night tripleheader on ESPN. The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins follow at 8 p.m. ET before the Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights cap the action at 10:30 p.m. ET.

The Hurricanes claimed their first championship since the 2005-06 season by defeating the Golden Knights in six games in June.

The NHL announced the home openers for all 32 teams on Wednesday and the full schedule is set to be released on Thursday.

Play begins in September as the league moves to an 84-game season for the first time since 1993-94. There will be a record 1,344 games played during the regular season.

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