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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2022-10-31 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 2 Washington Capitals (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 72.3%
WSH: 27.7%
Expected Goals
CAR: 4.11
WSH: 2.55
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
WSH
D. Kuemper
StatCARWSH
Season SV%0.865—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.38—
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
CARFrederik Andersen2320387.0%2.993-0.01
WSHD. Kuemper3834489.5%4.8320.83
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: 74% • CAR at home vs WSH: 7-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31WSH 4 - 3 CARWSHCAR
2025-12-11WSH 2 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-11-11CAR 1 - 4 WSHWSHCAR
2025-05-15WSH 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-05-12CAR 5 - 2 WSHCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1500.71
1WSH800.59
2CAR1200.64
2WSH910.62
3CAR2201.36
3WSH810.62
4CAR500.39
4WSH100.09
5CAR321.73
5WSH311.07
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: 72.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 2 Washington Capitals
Expected: 4.1 - 2.5