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Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2025-03-15 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 0 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 52.2%
CAR: 47.8%
Expected Goals
PHI: 3.08
CAR: 3.42
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatPHICAR
Season SV%0.8680.899
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.092.33
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
PHISamuel Ersson3025583.3%3.352-1.65
CARPyotr Kochetkov26260100.0%2.2602.26
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: 64% • PHI at home vs CAR: 1-13
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-11PHI 1 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-10-03PHI 2 - 3 CARCARCAR
2026-05-09PHI 2 - 3 CARCARPHI
2026-05-07PHI 1 - 4 CARCARPHI
2026-05-04CAR 3 - 2 PHICARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI1501.11
1CAR2121.52
2PHI1400.70
2CAR1501.20
3PHI800.45
3CAR1400.64
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: 52.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 0 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.1 - 3.4