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Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2024-12-13 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 0 - 3 Ottawa Senators
🚨 Upset Loss (65% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 65.2%
OTT: 34.8%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.20
OTT: 2.86
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
OTT
Linus Ullmark - 14-8-5 | 0.881 SV% | 2.95 GAA
StatCAROTT
Season SV%0.8990.881
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.332.95
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 Kochetkov2219386.4%2.932-0.07
OTTLinus Ullmark32320100.0%2.7112.71
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: 77% • CAR at home vs OTT: 5-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-25OTT 2 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-04-23OTT 1 - 2 CARCARCAR
2026-04-20CAR 3 - 2 OTTCARCAR
2026-04-18CAR 2 - 0 OTTCARCAR
2026-04-05OTT 6 - 3 CAROTTCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1911.12
1OTT800.53
2CAR1400.73
2OTT1300.89
3CAR2100.86
3OTT621.51
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: 65.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 0 - 3 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.2 - 2.9