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Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-05-28 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 5 Florida Panthers
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 57.2%
FLA: 42.8%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.06
FLA: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
StatCARFLA
Season SV%0.8650.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.382.80
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 Andersen2520580.0%3.842-1.16
FLASergei Bobrovsky2320387.0%2.630-0.37
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: 48% • CAR at home vs FLA: 4-10
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-09-29CAR 0 - 1 FLAFLACAR
2026-01-16CAR 9 - 1 FLACARCAR
2025-12-23CAR 2 - 5 FLAFLACAR
2025-12-19FLA 4 - 3 CARFLACAR
2025-05-28CAR 3 - 5 FLAFLACAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1300.83
1FLA1200.74
2CAR1900.99
2FLA1200.74
3CAR1300.82
3FLA1622.36
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: 57.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 5 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2