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Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2024-12-23 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 5 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 58.2%
CAR: 41.8%
Expected Goals
NSH: 2.86
CAR: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 21-17-5 | 0.892 SV% | 3.20 GAA
CAR
Brandon Bussi - 23-3-1 | 0.906 SV% | 2.16 GAA
StatNSHCAR
Season SV%0.8970.901
Last 5 SV%0.8620.915
SV% vs Opponent0.8780.864
GAA2.932.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • NSH at home vs CAR: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-17NSH 1 - 4 CARCARNSH
2025-12-06CAR 6 - 3 NSHCARCAR
2025-03-25CAR 1 - 3 NSHNSHCAR
2024-12-23NSH 5 - 2 CARNSHNSH
2023-12-27NSH 2 - 5 CARCARNSH

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
113:34NSHGoal
211:45NSHGoal
300:30NSHGoal
302:52NSHGoal
304:37NSHGoal
305:17NSHGoal
316:48NSHGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 58.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 5 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0