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Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2023-05-20 • PNC Arena
Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 2 Florida Panthers (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 55.8%
FLA: 44.2%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.27
FLA: 2.90
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
A. Raanta
FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
StatCARFLA
Season SV%—0.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.80
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. Raanta2624292.3%1.971-0.03
FLASergei Bobrovsky3837197.4%3.9122.91
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
1CAR2401.33
1FLA1710.95
2CAR1621.64
2FLA900.43
3CAR1400.75
3FLA400.27
4CAR200.18
4FLA400.32
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: 55.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 2 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.3 - 2.9