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Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2022-01-22 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 7 - 4 Carolina Hurricanes

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 64.2%
CAR: 35.8%
Expected Goals
NJD: 3.11
CAR: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 74%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
J. Gillies
CAR
J. LaFontaine
StatNJDCAR
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
NJDJ. Gillies3228487.5%2.022-1.98
CARJ. LaFontaine3831781.6%2.722-4.28
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: 72% • NJD at home vs CAR: 6-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28CAR 5 - 2 NJDCARCAR
2026-01-17NJD 1 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-01-04NJD 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-10-09CAR 6 - 3 NJDCARCAR
2025-04-29CAR 5 - 4 NJDCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NJD1710.75
1CAR1300.57
2NJD1400.80
2CAR1110.61
3NJD1611.17
3CAR1610.85
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 64.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 7 - 4 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.1 - 2.9