Hurricanes vs. Red Wings — December 31, 2026: preview

CARCAR
15-3-2
W3 · L10: 8-1-1
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W
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L
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SO
W
Thu, Dec 31
@
Little Caesars Arena
DETDET
7-10-3
L5 · L10: 3-7-0
L
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W
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PUCKLAB EDGECAR 83%

Matchup: Carolina Hurricanes (15-3-2) at Detroit Red Wings (7-10-3). PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 83% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
CARDET
Scoring & Defense
4.10GF/GP2.75
2.30GA/GP3.20
+36Goal Diff−9
Analytics
59.15v5 CF%50.5
59.05v5 xGF%51.6
.900SV%.884
49.9FO %49.5
Special Teams & Discipline
22.7PP%20.6
85.5PK%70.5
7.9PIM / GP8.8
Record Splits
9-2-1Road / Home4-5-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
CAR

CAR Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Sebastian AhoC201216280.8459.8Logan StankovenC20119201.2660.9Jackson BlakeR20515201.1362.7Andrei SvechnikovR20910190.9960.5Nikolaj EhlersL20512170.8059.9
DET

DET Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Lucas RaymondL20712190.7454.2Alex DeBrincatR2079160.9753.1Viktor ArvidssonL2087150.9251.6Moritz SeiderD20112130.0651.0Emmitt FinnieC2074110.8751.4

Team Profile

CAR
Avg Age
28.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
199 lbs
DET
Avg Age
27.1
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
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