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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 (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 53.5%
CAR: 46.5%
Expected Goals
PHI: 2.96
CAR: 3.23
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 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: 80% • PHI at home vs CAR: 1-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-09PHI 2 - 3 CARCARCAR
2026-05-07PHI 1 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-05-04CAR 3 - 2 PHICARCAR
2026-05-02CAR 3 - 0 PHICARCAR
2026-04-13PHI 3 - 2 CARPHICAR

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: 53.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 0 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2