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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2024-11-03 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 2 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 80.8%
WSH: 19.2%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.79
WSH: 2.45
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatCARWSH
Season SV%0.8990.887
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.333.07
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 Kochetkov2119290.5%3.0211.02
WSHCharlie Lindgren4541491.1%4.3820.38
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: 56% • CAR at home vs WSH: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31WSH 4 - 3 CARWSHCAR
2025-12-11WSH 2 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-11-11CAR 1 - 4 WSHWSHCAR
2025-05-15WSH 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-05-12CAR 5 - 2 WSHCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1600.62
1WSH1111.95
2CAR2311.72
2WSH800.38
3CAR2212.04
3WSH1200.69
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: 80.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 2 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.8 - 2.5