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Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2023-04-13 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 4 - 6 Carolina Hurricanes
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 52.4%
CAR: 47.6%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.73
CAR: 2.84
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
A. Lyon
CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
StatFLACAR
Season SV%—0.865
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.38
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
FLAA. Lyon3630683.3%4.082-1.92
CARFrederik Andersen3430488.2%3.144-0.86
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% • FLA at home vs CAR: 8-3
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
1FLA1600.93
1CAR1700.73
2FLA710.41
2CAR2601.46
3FLA2431.81
3CAR2321.90
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 52.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 4 - 6 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.7 - 2.8