CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
OT
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
Final
4—1
2026-01-17 · Prudential Center
NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
OT
CAR dominated expected goals 4.3 to 2.6 · CAR controlled 59% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECAR xG
4.31
ACTUAL
4 — 1
NJD xG
2.65
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
37
Andrei Svechnikov(14)
R · CAR · #37
Sebastian Aho (31)CAR 1 - 0 NJD
0.05
MED xG
37
Andrei Svechnikov(15)
R · CAR · #37
Sebastian Aho (32), Sean Walker (9)CAR 2 - 0 NJD
0.03
LOW xG
28
Timo Meier(13)
R · NJD · #28
Cody Glass (3), Dougie Hamilton (9)CAR 2 - 1 NJD
0.64
HIGH xG
53
Jackson Blake(15)
R · CAR · #53
Nikolaj Ehlers (25), K'Andre Miller (18)CAR 3 - 1 NJD
0.15
HIGH xG
37
Andrei Svechnikov(16)
R · CAR · #37
Sebastian Aho (33), Seth Jarvis (15)CAR 4 - 1 NJD
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
31
Frederik Andersen
G · CAR · #31
29/30 saves, .966 SV%, +1.8 GSAx
★2
25
Jacob Markstrom
G · NJD · #25
31/35 saves, .885 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★3
37
Andrei Svechnikov
R · CAR · #37
3G, 4 SOG, 4 HIT
Team Stats
CARNJD
35Shots30
4.31xGF2.65
59CF%41
44.1FO%55.9
0/1PP1/4
20Hits22
12Blocks15
9Giveaways19
9Takeaways2
8PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | CAR SOG | NJD SOG | CAR xG | NJD xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | 10 | 0.62 | 0.98 |
| 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1.72 | 1.10 |
| 3rd | 13 | 8 | 1.97 | 0.57 |
| Total | 31 | 29 | 4.31 | 2.65 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 02:22
Sean Walkertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Paul Cotter2P 06:47
Sean Walkerhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Timo Meier2P 08:52
Paul Cottertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jaccob Slavin2P 18:29
K'Andre Millerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Arseniy Gritsyuk3P 03:16
Sean Walkerslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Evgenii Dadonov