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St. Louis Blues at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2021-11-13 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Win (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 48.5%
STL: 51.5%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.55
STL: 2.93
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
A. Lyon
STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
StatCARSTL
Season SV%—0.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.87
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
CARA. Lyon2927293.1%4.2742.27
STLJoel Hofer2421387.5%2.962-0.04
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 40% • CAR at home vs STL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12CAR 1 - 3 STLSTLCAR
2026-01-13STL 3 - 0 CARSTLCAR
2024-11-17CAR 4 - 1 STLCARCAR
2024-10-19STL 4 - 3 CARSTLCAR
2024-04-12STL 2 - 5 CARCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1210.97
1STL810.93
2CAR1611.52
2STL2032.37
3CAR1200.48
3STL1200.97
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 2 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.6 - 2.9