Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Panthers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Justin Faulk's goal at 0:19 of the third period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 27% to 48%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.6 to 2.4; shots on goal were CAR 25, FLA 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 0.6 goals below expected; James Reimer stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Justin Williams (2 G, 1 A), 2. Aleksander Barkov (1 G, 1 A), 3. Nino Niederreiter (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Williams2 G, 1 A

- ★★A. Barkov1 G, 1 A

- ★★★N. Niederreiter1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-05:12
2nd period
2-04:35
2-16:53
2-29:49
2-311:08
3rd period
3-30:19
4-32:15
Penalties
1st
- 6:56
Mark Pysyk · Trippingdrawn by Greg McKegg2 min
- 11:46
Mark Pysyk · Slashingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
- 12:17
Sebastian Aho · Trippingdrawn by Aaron Ekblad2 min
- 19:50
Vincent Trocheck · High stickingdrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min
2nd
- 8:31
Lucas Wallmark · Holdingdrawn by Riley Sheahan2 min
- 10:38
Sebastian Aho · Slashingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
- 17:36
MacKenzie Weegar · Trippingdrawn by Jaccob Slavin2 min
- 19:08
Aaron Ekblad · Cross checkingdrawn by Lucas Wallmark2 min
3rd
- 1:52
Ian McCoshen · Slashingdrawn by Justin Williams2 min
- 5:20
Jonathan Huberdeau · Holdingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
- 5:20
Frank Vatrano · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 9:54
Micheal Ferland · Cross checkingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
- 19:31
Jordan Martinook · Slashingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Justin Faulk, 3rd 0:19 — 27% → 48%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.64 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.4
- 1.72 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.7
- 1.02 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.59 – 2.35
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 2/8
- Power play
- 2/5
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 16
- 29
- Hits
- 35
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 11
- Giveaways
- 15
- 15
- Takeaways
- 12
Box score
every player line
Season series
CAR leads 3-0
1@
4Final
4@
3this game
4@
3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
