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Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2025-02-22 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes
🚨 Upset Win (67% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 32.9%
CAR: 67.1%
Expected Goals
TOR: 2.85
CAR: 3.04
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TOR
Anthony Stolarz - 6-5-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.51 GAA
CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatTORCAR
Season SV%0.8840.899
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.512.33
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
TORAnthony Stolarz3532391.4%3.4000.40
CARPyotr Kochetkov2418675.0%5.814-0.19
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: 67% • TOR at home vs CAR: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-20TOR 3 - 4 CARCARCAR
2025-12-04CAR 1 - 5 TORTORCAR
2025-11-09TOR 4 - 5 CARCARCAR
2025-04-13CAR 1 - 4 TORTORCAR
2025-02-22TOR 6 - 3 CARTORCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TOR1412.24
1CAR1900.82
2TOR1100.93
2CAR1600.99
3TOR632.64
3CAR2401.59
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: 67.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0