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Hurricanes at Panthers

NHL · Friday, Dec 19 · 6:00 PM CT · Amerant Bank Arena · Final CAR 3 – FLA 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTSOT
CAR102003
FLA003014
Team box
CAR·FLA
29
shots
41
1 of 3
power play
0 of 3
41.8
faceoff %
58.2
27
hits
23
16
blocked shots
14
8
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Sebastian AhoCAR202
Sam BennettFLA1110
Sam ReinhartFLA115
Brad MarchandFLA114
Evan RodriguesFLA026
Seth JarvisCAR024
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Brandon BussiCAR4138.927
Sergei BobrovskyFLA2926.897

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
FLA +3
CAR +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: FLA 0 · CAR 3lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CAR 46%, FLA 54% · Updated Dec 19, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
FLA 3.1 – 2.8 CAR
Expected total
5.9
HurricanesThe matchupPanthers
+117Our fair odds−117
2.8Expected goals3.1
+0.23Power rating+0.22
3.4Goals / game3.2
2.8Allowed / game3.1
33.2Shots / game29.2
50.0Faceoff %47.1
18.2Hits / game25.6
22−11Season record18−15
8−2Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CAR chance · FLA chance
Our model fair46.1%53.9%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CARCarolina Hurricanes+11746%————
FLAFlorida Panthers−11754%————
Spreadabout even
CARCarolina Hurricanes+0.3our margin————
FLAFlorida Panthers−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.9
Over5.9our total————
Under5.9our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: <1%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 1%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 4%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 9%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 9%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 22%Florida Panthers by 1 goal: 21%Florida Panthers by 2 goals: 11%Florida Panthers by 3 goals: 13%Florida Panthers by 4 goals: 7%Florida Panthers by 5 goals: 2%Florida Panthers by 6 goals: <1%
← CAR wins byFLA wins by →
Florida Panthers wins by 2 or more33%
Florida Panthers wins by 3 or more22%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more24%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.9 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 13%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 8%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.573%
Total over 5.551%
Total over 6.540%
Total from 5 to 633%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
CARBrandon Bussi G · last 5 starts: .929 save %, 1.53 GAAstarted
FLASergei Bobrovsky G · last 5 starts: .902 save %, 2.52 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CAR·FLA
Dec 17, 2025 at NSH
last game
Dec 17, 2025 vs LA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 33+ games
CAR·FLA
+0.23
rating (0 = average)
+0.22
3.4
goals / game
3.2
2.8
goals allowed / game
3.1
22−11
season record
18−15
11−6
home record
11−8
11−5
away record
7−7
W5
streak
W3
8−2
last 10
6−4
33.2
shots / game
29.2
50.0
faceoff %
47.1
18.2
hits / game
25.6
10.9
blocked shots / game
13.4
5.7
takeaways / game
4.1
16.5
giveaways / game
14.3

Rating Trend

CAR · FLA · 66 days
Carolina HurricanesFlorida Panthers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · FLA 6−4
May 28, 2025at CARFLA 5 − 3post
May 26, 2025at FLACAR 3 − 0post
May 24, 2025at FLAFLA 6 − 2post
May 22, 2025at CARFLA 5 − 0post
May 20, 2025at CARFLA 5 − 2post
Jan 2, 2025at FLACAR 3 − 1
Nov 30, 2024at FLAFLA 6 − 0
Nov 29, 2024at CARFLA 6 − 3
Mar 14, 2024at CARCAR 4 − 0
Feb 22, 2024at CARCAR 1 − 0

CAR · Last 10

8−2 · streak W5
Dec 17, 2025at NSH4 − 1W
Dec 14, 2025vs PHI3 − 2W
Dec 13, 2025at PHI4 − 3W
Dec 11, 2025at WSH3 − 2W
Dec 9, 2025vs CBJ4 − 1W
Dec 7, 2025vs SJ1 − 4L
Dec 6, 2025vs NSH6 − 3W
Dec 4, 2025vs TOR1 − 5L
Nov 30, 2025vs CGY1 − 0W
Nov 28, 2025vs WPG5 − 1W

FLA · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Dec 17, 2025vs LA3 − 2W
Dec 15, 2025at TB5 − 2W
Dec 13, 2025at DAL4 − 0W
Dec 11, 2025at COL2 − 6L
Dec 10, 2025at UTAH4 − 3W
Dec 7, 2025vs NYI4 − 1W
Dec 6, 2025vs CBJ7 − 6W
Dec 4, 2025vs NSH1 − 2L
Dec 2, 2025vs TOR1 − 4L
Nov 28, 2025vs CGY3 − 5L