Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, NHL forecast
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Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors CAR; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Flyers- Sean CouturierGoals1
- Carl GrundstromAssists1
- Sean CouturierPoints1
Hurricanes- Nikolaj EhlersGoals1
- Jackson BlakeAssists2
- Nikolaj EhlersPoints2
Scoring summary
- OT18:54Taylor Hall Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (6), Sean Walker (2)2–3
- P311:21Seth Jarvis Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (2), Jordan Staal (2)2–2
- P110:21Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (5), K'Andre Miller (4)2–1
- P14:41Sean Couturier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Carl Grundstrom (1)2–0
- P14:02Jamie Drysdale Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none1–0
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P14:02Jamie Drysdale Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: nonePHI 1 – 0 CAR · PHI 31% → 45% +14PHI 31% → 45%+14 pts
- P14:41Sean Couturier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Carl Grundstrom (1)PHI 2 – 0 CAR · PHI 45% → 60% +15PHI 45% → 60%+15 pts
- P110:21Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (5), K'Andre Miller (4)PHI 2 – 1 CAR · CAR 37% → 53% +16CAR 37% → 53%+16 pts
- P311:21Seth Jarvis Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (2), Jordan Staal (2)PHI 2 – 2 CAR · CAR 22% → 58% +36CAR 22% → 58%+36 pts
- OT18:54Taylor Hall Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (6), Sean Walker (2)PHI 2 – 3 CAR · CAR 56% → 100% +44CAR 56% → 100%+44 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Hurricanes 70%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 70–75% have won 76.2% of 172 graded games.
- Market
- CAR 70%
- ML PHI +220 / CAR -270
- Pre-line forecast
- CAR 68%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- CAR 66%
- Ratings vs. market
- −4.0 pts
- CAR: Elo 66.0%, market 70.0%
- Fair odds
- CAR -234
- PHI +234 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- PHI 2.2 – 3.3 CAR
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 5.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | PHI | CAR | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1505 | 1589 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +7 | +3 | PHI: Dan Vladar: team allows 0.17 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈44 weighted starts) · CAR: Frederik Andersen: team allows 0.08 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈44 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | CAR +115 Elo | CAR 66.0% | |
| Market-implied ratings | CAR 68.1% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | CAR 67.7% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | CAR 70.0% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Opponent Elo: how strong the teams each has played are, 1st the toughest. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| PHI | Stat | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 20th of 323.0 | Goals scored | 3.62nd of 32 |
| 9th of 323.0 | Goals allowed | 2.94th of 32 |
| 15th of 32+0.1 | Margin | +0.73rd of 32 |
| 16th of 3250.0% | Shot share | 57.3%1st of 32 |
| 23rd of 3289.1% | Save percentage | 88.6%26th of 32 |
| 2nd of 327–3 | Last 10 | 7–32nd of 32 |
| 7th of 3223–18 | Road vs home | 29–121st of 32 |
| 9th of 321503 | Opponent Elo | 149918th of 32 |
| 14th of 321505 | Elo rating | 15892nd of 32 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  PHI |  CAR |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 56–33 | 37–50 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 8–2 |
| Favorite | 11–16 | 30–48 |
| Underdog | 45–17 | 7–2 |
| Overs–unders | 44–45 | 46–41 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 3–7 | 3–7 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
PHI 2–10 CAR in their last 12 meetings; the forecast called 9 of 12.