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New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-04-29 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 4 New Jersey Devils

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 66.3%
NJD: 33.7%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.63
NJD: 2.91
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
StatCARNJD
Season SV%0.8990.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.333.32
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
CARPyotr Kochetkov3531488.6%2.240-1.76
NJDJacob Markstrom5449590.7%5.4840.48
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
1CAR1400.40
1NJD1301.15
2CAR1811.66
2NJD1300.47
3CAR2722.05
3NJD1000.47
4CAR2000.84
4NJD400.03
5CAR710.54
5NJD100.12
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: 66.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 4 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.6 - 2.9