Regular season and playoffsCAR

Brandon Bussi's 2025-2026 season

Wins

NHL#4

Save pct

.895

NHL#48

GAA

2.47

NHL#17

Shutouts

NHL#16

Games

47% of 82

Goaltender Brandon Bussi was 27 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Carolina Hurricanes. He played 39 games and won 31 of them, at .895. The season ended with Brandon Bussi winning the Stanley Cup with Carolina Hurricanes against Vegas Golden Knights.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs

Year 2025
1 year ago
NHL debut
October 14
Brandon Bussi makes his NHL debut
CARCarolina Hurricanes5–1SJSSan Jose Sharks
Brandon was 27 years old · SAP Center at San Jose, USA
First NHL win
Swedes on the ice: William Eklund, Alexander Wennberg, John Klingberg, among others.
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- The game
  CAR5–1SJS
  W
  October 14game 3/824
  His night
  .941SV%
  16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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Milestone
Brandon Bussi records his first NHL win
in the game against San Jose Sharks · October 14
- The game
  CAR4–3LAK
  W
  October 18game 5/822
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA61:45TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  CAR2–3DAL
  L
  October 25game 8/821
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA58:08TOIL
  .912
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- The game
  NYI2–6CAR
  W
  October 30game 10/824
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- November 2025
- The game
  CAR5–4TOR
  W
  November 9game 15/825
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .800
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- The game
  CAR4–3WPG
  W
  November 21game 21/822
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 826 of 21 started
  5
  wins
  .897
  SV%
  2.7
  GAA
  CAR
  14-5-2W-L-OT30Points
  1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  WPG1–5CAR
  W
  November 28game 24/823
  His night
  .923SV%
  12SV13SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  CGY0–1CAR
  W
  November 30game 25/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  16SV16SA0GA62:52TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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Milestone
Brandon Bussi records his first NHL shutout
in the game against Calgary Flames · November 30
- The game
  NSH3–6CAR
  W
  December 6game 27/823
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA59:56TOIW
  .864
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- The game
  CBJ1–4CAR
  W
  December 9game 29/822
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- The game
  CAR3–2WSH
  W
  December 11game 30/822
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA64:56TOIW
  .920
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- The game
  PHI2–3CAR
  W
  December 14game 32/822
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA65:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  CAR3–4FLA
  L
  December 19game 34/822
  His night
  .927SV%
  38SV41SA3GA65:00TOI
  .927
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- The game
  DET2–5CAR
  W
  December 27game 37/826
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  NYR2–3CAR
  W
  December 29game 38/822
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA64:01TOIW
  .900
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Year 2026
this year
- The game
  MTL7–5CAR
  L
  January 1game 40/822
  His night
  .727SV%
  16SV22SA6GA58:20TOIL
  .727
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- Checkpoint
  January 1
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8216 of 41 started
  13
  wins
  NHL#15
  .901
  SV%
  NHL#22
  2.3
  GAA
  NHL#3
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#17
  CAR
  24-14-3W-L-OT51Points
  1st in the Metropolitan·3rd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CAR3–1NJD
  W
  January 4game 42/822
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- The game
  DAL3–6CAR
  W
  January 6game 43/823
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA3GA59:41TOIW
  .913
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- The game
  SEA2–3CAR
  W
  January 10game 45/821
  His night
  .833SV%
  10SV12SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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- The game
  CAR0–3STL
  L
  January 13game 47/823
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA59:02TOIL
  .903
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- The game
  FLA1–9CAR
  W
  January 16game 48/822
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA59:47TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  BUF1–2CAR
  W
  January 19game 50/823
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA59:24TOIW
  .944
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- The game
  CAR4–1OTT
  W
  January 24game 52/822
  His night
  .973SV%
  36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .973
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- The game
  UTA4–5CAR
  W
  January 29game 53/821
  His night
  .840SV%
  21SV25SA4GA59:01TOIW
  .840
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- February 2026
- The game
  LAK2–3CAR
  W
  February 1game 55/822
  His night
  .846SV%
  11SV13SA2GA61:25TOIW
  .846
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- The game
  OTT3–4CAR
  W
  February 3game 56/821
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  CAR2–0NYR
  W
  February 5game 57/822
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  16SV16SA0GA59:57TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  TBL4–5CAR
  W
  February 26game 58/823
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- March 2026
- The game
  CAR6–4VAN
  W
  March 4game 61/827
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .818
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- Checkpoint
  March 4
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8229 of 62 started
  25
  wins
  NHL#3
  .903
  SV%
  NHL#17
  2.3
  GAA
  NHL#3
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#8
  CAR
  40-16-6W-L-OT86Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  CAR4–5CGY
  L
  March 7game 63/821
  His night
  .800SV%
  20SV25SA5GA58:26TOIL
  .800
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- The game
  STL3–1CAR
  L
  March 12game 65/823
  His night
  .875SV%
  14SV16SA2GA57:57TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  CAR1–5CBJ
  L
  March 17game 67/821
  His night
  .833SV%
  25SV30SA5GA59:57TOIL
  .833
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- The game
  CAR4–3TOR
  W
  March 20game 69/823
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:41TOIW
  .885
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- The game
  NJD2–5CAR
  W
  March 28game 72/822
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  CAR5–2CBJ
  W
  March 31game 74/821
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA59:42TOIW
  .920
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- April 2026
- The game
  NYI3–4CAR
  W
  April 4game 76/822
  His night
  .813SV%
  13SV16SA3GA59:47TOIW
  .813
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- The game
  BOS5–6CAR
  W
  April 7game 78/823
  His night
  .762SV%
  16SV21SA5GA61:13TOIW
  .762
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- The game
  CAR2–3PHI
  L
  April 13game 81/821
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA64:51TOI
  .913
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- The game
  CAR2–1NYI
  W
  April 14game 82/825
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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The season in numbers
April 14
Brandon Bussi closes the 2025-2026 season with 31 wins
CARCarolina Hurricanes
Wins
31
Games
39of 82
48%
Shutouts
2
SV%
.895
GAA
2.47
Starts
39
Events
31
career best in wins
2
career best in shutouts
1
First NHL shutout
1
First NHL win
5×
First star
6×
Second star
2×
Third star
9 i rad
straight wins
4 days later
Playoffs
April 18
Carolina Hurricanes are in the playoffs
First round
April 18
Carolina Hurricanes meet Ottawa Senators
CARvsOTT
Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
No Swedes
Swedes on Ottawa Senators
Fabian Zetterlund
Linus Ullmark
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7 days later
First round
April 25
Carolina Hurricanes knock Ottawa Senators out 4–0
CAR4–0OTT
Advance
He did not play in this round
7 days later
Second round
May 2
Carolina Hurricanes meet Philadelphia Flyers
CARvsPHI
Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
No Swedes
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Carl Grundström
Emil Andrae
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7 days later
Second round
May 9
Carolina Hurricanes knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0
CAR4–0PHI
Advance
He did not play in this round
12 days later
Conference final
May 21
Carolina Hurricanes meet Montréal Canadiens
CARvsMTL
Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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10 days later
Conference final
May 31
Carolina Hurricanes knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1
CAR4–1MTL
Advance
He did not play in this round
2 days later
Stanley Cup Final
June 2
Carolina Hurricanes play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights
CARvsVGK
Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
No Swedes
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
Rasmus Andersson
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- Game 3
  CAR4–5VGK
  L
  June 62
  His night
  .947SV%in relief
  18SV19SA1GA45:26TOIL
  in relief
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- Vegas Golden Knightslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
- Game 4
  CAR5–3VGK
  W
  June 92
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- Carolina Hurricanesare2–2withVegas Golden Knights
- Game 5
  VGK2–4CAR
  W
  June 112
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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- Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 6
  CAR3–0VGK
  W
  June 141
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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June 14
Stanley Cup Champions
Carolina Hurricanes
beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 in the final
4Games3Wins.931SV%1.6GAA
The run in numbers
June 14
Brandon Bussi ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 3 wins
CARCarolina Hurricanes
Wins
3
Games
4
Shutouts
1
SV%
.931
GAA
1.60
Starts
3
Events
1
First playoff shutout
1
First playoff win
1×
First star
1×
Third star
OTT4–0→PHI4–0→MTL4–1→VGK4–2

Brandon Bussi makes his NHL debut

Brandon Bussi records his first NHL win

1/4 into the season

Brandon Bussi records his first NHL shutout

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Brandon Bussi closes the 2025-2026 season with 31 wins

Carolina Hurricanes are in the playoffs

Carolina Hurricanes meet Ottawa Senators

Carolina Hurricanes knock Ottawa Senators out 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes meet Philadelphia Flyers

Carolina Hurricanes knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes meet Montréal Canadiens

Carolina Hurricanes knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

Brandon Bussi ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 3 wins