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Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2022-04-23 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 2 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 50.5%
CAR: 49.5%
Expected Goals
NJD: 3.00
CAR: 3.22
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
J. Gillies
CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatNJDCAR
Season SV%—0.899
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.33
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. Gillies2926389.7%2.661-0.34
CARPyotr Kochetkov1917289.5%1.900-0.10
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
1NJD600.39
1CAR1400.44
2NJD900.66
2CAR1711.24
3NJD1200.85
3CAR1200.70
4NJD000.00
4CAR200.27
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: 50.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 2 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2