Forsling scores OT winner with 4.3 seconds left, Panthers spoil Hurricanes’ banner raising

Gustav Forsling scored with 4.3 seconds left in overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 1-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on September 30, 2026, spoiling the Hurricanes' Stanley Cup banner-raising ceremony at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom, returning to Florida after being acquired from the New Jersey Devils on June 30, posted a 15-save shutout in his debut second stint with the Panthers. Forsling's overtime winner came off a pass from Carter Verhaeghe just inside the blue line, opening the 2026-27 NHL regular season.