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Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2022-12-23 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 5 Philadelphia Flyers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 64.0%
PHI: 36.0%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.45
PHI: 2.82
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
A. Raanta
PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
StatCARPHI
Season SV%—0.868
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.09
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. Raanta3126583.9%3.001-2.00
PHISamuel Ersson3731683.8%2.900-3.10
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: 65% • CAR at home vs PHI: 9-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-09PHI 2 - 3 CARCARPHI
2026-05-07PHI 1 - 4 CARCARPHI
2026-05-04CAR 3 - 2 PHICARCAR
2026-05-02CAR 3 - 0 PHICARCAR
2026-04-13PHI 3 - 2 CARPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR2001.23
1PHI700.42
2CAR2000.90
2PHI1400.73
3CAR1200.76
3PHI2011.85
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: 64.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 5 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 3.4 - 2.8