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San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-01-27 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 4 San Jose Sharks (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 65.7%
SJS: 34.3%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.68
SJS: 2.10
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
A. Raanta
SJS
J. Reimer
StatCARSJS
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
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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. Raanta3026486.7%2.621-1.38
SJSJ. Reimer3631586.1%3.030-1.97
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: 80% • CAR at home vs SJS: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-07CAR 1 - 4 SJSSJSCAR
2025-10-14SJS 1 - 5 CARCARCAR
2025-03-20SJS 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2024-12-10CAR 3 - 2 SJSCARCAR
2023-10-27CAR 3 - 0 SJSCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1200.42
1SJS1100.43
2CAR2101.16
2SJS1000.39
3CAR1901.27
3SJS1611.69
4CAR200.18
4SJS100.11
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: 65.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 4 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 3.7 - 2.1