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Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-03-25 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 65.2%
TOR: 34.8%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.83
TOR: 2.46
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
TOR
Matt Murray - 1-1-0 | 0.879 SV% | 3.54 GAA
StatCARTOR
Season SV%0.8990.879
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.333.54
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
CARPyotr Kochetkov4441393.2%5.4132.41
TORMatt Murray2823582.1%2.701-2.30
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: 67% • CAR at home vs TOR: 4-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-20TOR 3 - 4 CARCARCAR
2025-12-04CAR 1 - 5 TORTORCAR
2025-11-09TOR 4 - 5 CARCARCAR
2025-04-13CAR 1 - 4 TORTORCAR
2025-02-22TOR 6 - 3 CARTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR2201.38
1TOR2121.93
2CAR600.46
2TOR2301.67
3CAR810.85
3TOR1811.81
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: 65.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.8 - 2.5