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New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-04-20 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 New Jersey Devils

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 66.1%
NJD: 33.9%
Expected Goals
CAR: 4.01
NJD: 2.32
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
StatCARNJD
Season SV%0.8650.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.383.32
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
CARFrederik Andersen2423195.8%1.7410.74
NJDJacob Markstrom4541491.1%4.4020.40
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: 88% • CAR at home vs NJD: 9-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28CAR 5 - 2 NJDCARCAR
2026-01-17NJD 1 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-01-04NJD 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-10-09CAR 6 - 3 NJDCARCAR
2025-04-29CAR 5 - 4 NJDCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR2301.26
1NJD900.27
2CAR3011.68
2NJD1300.36
3CAR1211.46
3NJD2011.11
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 66.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 4.0 - 2.3