Utah Hockey Club at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-02-08 • Lenovo Center

Carolina Hurricanes 7 - 3 Utah Hockey Club

Win Probability

CAR: 65.2%

UTA: 34.8%

Expected Goals

CAR: 3.81

UTA: 2.72

Total Goals

Median: 6.3

Over 5.5: 58%

Over 6.5: 48%

CAR

Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA

UTA

Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
CAR	Pyotr Kochetkov	39	36	3	92.3%	4.10	2	1.10
UTA	Karel Vejmelka	38	31	7	81.6%	4.36	4	-2.64

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 75% • CAR at home vs UTA: 2-0

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-11	UTA 1 - 4 CAR	CAR	CAR
2026-01-29	CAR 5 - 4 UTA	CAR	CAR
2025-02-08	CAR 7 - 3 UTA	CAR	CAR
2024-11-13	UTA 4 - 1 CAR	UTA	CAR

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CAR	20	0	1.01
1	UTA	12	0	0.75
2	CAR	18	2	1.74
2	UTA	19	1	1.54
3	CAR	16	2	1.60
3	UTA	27	1	1.81

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 65.2%

Total Goals

Actual: 10.0

Expected: 6.5

Score Breakdown

Carolina Hurricanes 7 - 3 Utah Hockey Club

Expected: 3.8 - 2.7