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St. Louis Blues at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2024-11-17 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 84.7%
STL: 15.3%
Expected Goals
CAR: 4.28
STL: 1.85
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
StatCARSTL
Season SV%0.8990.901
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.332.87
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 Kochetkov3029196.7%2.6621.66
STLJoel Hofer2420483.3%3.331-0.67
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: 50% • CAR at home vs STL: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12CAR 1 - 3 STLSTLCAR
2026-01-13STL 3 - 0 CARSTLCAR
2024-11-17CAR 4 - 1 STLCARCAR
2024-10-19STL 4 - 3 CARSTLSTL
2024-04-12STL 2 - 5 CARCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1300.76
1STL1300.91
2CAR2001.00
2STL1421.45
3CAR1911.57
3STL1000.30
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: 84.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 4.3 - 1.8