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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-05-10 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 0 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 68.8%
WSH: 31.2%
Expected Goals
CAR: 4.00
WSH: 2.55
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 15-11-3 | 0.913 SV% | 2.39 GAA
StatCARWSH
Season SV%0.8650.913
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.382.39
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 Andersen21210100.0%2.5022.50
WSHLogan Thompson2824485.7%3.001-1.00
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: 56% • CAR at home vs WSH: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31WSH 4 - 3 CARWSHCAR
2025-12-11WSH 2 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-11-11CAR 1 - 4 WSHWSHCAR
2025-05-15WSH 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-05-12CAR 5 - 2 WSHCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1100.65
1WSH1611.66
2CAR1800.80
2WSH1010.57
3CAR1911.55
3WSH800.27
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: 68.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 0 Washington Capitals
Expected: 4.0 - 2.6