CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
Final/SO
3—4
2025-12-19 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLA
Florida Panthers
38-38-4 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
L
FLA dominated expected goals 4.0 to 3.6 · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECAR xG
3.63
ACTUAL
3 — 4
FLA xG
3.95
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
11
Jordan Staal(10)
C · CAR · #11
Eric Robinson (3), Shayne Gostisbehere (22)CAR 1 - 0 FLA
0.06
MED xG
20
Sebastian Aho(12)
C · CAR · #20
Andrei Svechnikov (14), Seth Jarvis (9)CAR 2 - 0 FLA
0.34
HIGH xG
20
Sebastian Aho(13)
C · CAR · #20
Andrei Svechnikov (15), Seth Jarvis (10)CAR 3 - 0 FLA
0.20
HIGH xG
63
Brad Marchand(20)
C · FLA · #63
Sam Bennett (12), Carter Verhaeghe (17)CAR 3 - 1 FLA
0.34
HIGH xG
9
Sam Bennett(12)
C · FLA · #9
Evan Rodrigues (9), Sam Reinhart (16)CAR 3 - 2 FLA
0.20
HIGH xG
13
Sam Reinhart(18)
C · FLA · #13
Brad Marchand (19), Evan Rodrigues (10)CAR 3 - 3 FLA
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Brandon Bussi
G · CAR · #30
38/41 saves, .926 SV%, +1.1 GSAx
★2
72
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · FLA · #72
26/29 saves, .896 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
9
Sam Bennett
C · FLA · #9
1G, 1A, 10 SOG, 3 HIT
Team Stats
CARFLA
29Shots41
3.63xGF3.95
47.4CF%52.6
41.8FO%58.2
1/3PP0/2
27Hits23
16Blocks14
16Giveaways15
8Takeaways3
8PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | CAR SOG | FLA SOG | CAR xG | FLA xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 12 | 0.64 | 0.82 |
| 2nd | 11 | 11 | 0.82 | 1.05 |
| 3rd | 4 | 12 | 1.83 | 1.86 |
| OT | 2 | 3 | 0.34 | 0.22 |
| Total | 26 | 38 | 3.63 | 3.95 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL2P 02:48
K'Andre Millerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mackie Samoskevich2P 10:08
Jesper Boqvisttripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi3P 06:35
Brad Marchandcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Sean Walker3P 11:48
Anton Lundelltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers3P 12:07
Andrei Svechnikovholding (2 min)
Drawn by Brad Marchand3P 15:17
A.J. Greertripping (2 min)
Drawn by K'Andre Miller3P 15:17
Sebastian Ahounsportsmanlike-conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Mackie SamoskevichOT 05:00
Sean Walkerboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Reinhart