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Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2022-12-30 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 0 Florida Panthers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 61.3%
FLA: 38.7%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.47
FLA: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
A. Raanta
FLA
Spencer Knight - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatCARFLA
Season SV%—0.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—0.00
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. Raanta19190100.0%2.2602.26
FLASpencer Knight3430488.2%2.771-1.23
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: 48% • CAR at home vs FLA: 4-10
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-09-29CAR 0 - 1 FLAFLACAR
2026-01-16CAR 9 - 1 FLACARCAR
2025-12-23CAR 2 - 5 FLAFLACAR
2025-12-19FLA 4 - 3 CARFLACAR
2025-05-28CAR 3 - 5 FLAFLACAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1300.66
1FLA700.28
2CAR1210.98
2FLA2201.54
3CAR1601.13
3FLA800.44
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: 61.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 0 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1