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Panthers at Hurricanes

NHL · Tuesday, Dec 23 · 6:00 PM CT · Lenovo Center · Final FLA 5 – CAR 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
FLA0055
CAR1102
Team box
FLA·CAR
22
shots
19
1 of 4
power play
0 of 2
43.1
faceoff %
56.9
32
hits
35
11
blocked shots
12
6
penalty minutes
12
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Sergei BobrovskyFLA1917.895
Frederik AndersenCAR2217.773

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CAR +3
FLA +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: CAR 2 · FLA 3lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was FLA 46%, CAR 54% · Updated Dec 23, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CAR 3.1 – 2.9 FLA
Expected total
6.0
PanthersThe matchupHurricanes
+119Our fair odds−119
2.9Expected goals3.1
+0.20Power rating+0.21
3.2Goals / game3.4
3.2Allowed / game2.9
29.5Shots / game32.7
47.5Faceoff %49.5
25.5Hits / game18.6
19−16Season record22−13
7−3Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
FLA chance · CAR chance
Our model fair45.6%54.4%
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
FLAFlorida Panthers+11946%————
CARCarolina Hurricanes−11954%————
Spreadabout even
FLAFlorida Panthers+0.3our margin————
CARCarolina Hurricanes−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.0
Over6.0our total————
Under6.0our 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
Florida Panthers by 6 goals: <1%Florida Panthers by 5 goals: 1%Florida Panthers by 4 goals: 4%Florida Panthers by 3 goals: 9%Florida Panthers by 2 goals: 9%Florida Panthers by 1 goal: 21%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 22%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 11%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 13%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 7%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 2%Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: <1%
← FLA wins byCAR wins by →
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more33%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 3 or more22%
Florida Panthers 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

6.0 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 12%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 9%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.553%
Total over 6.542%
Total over 7.523%
Total from 6 to 729%

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
FLASergei Bobrovsky G · last 5 starts: .895 save %, 2.74 GAAstarted
CARFrederik Andersen G · last 5 starts: .833 save %, 3.43 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
FLA·CAR
Dec 20, 2025 vs STL
last game
Dec 20, 2025 at TB
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 35+ games
FLA·CAR
+0.20
rating (0 = average)
+0.21
3.2
goals / game
3.4
3.2
goals allowed / game
2.9
19−16
season record
22−13
12−9
home record
11−6
7−7
away record
11−7
L1
streak
L2
7−3
last 10
6−4
29.5
shots / game
32.7
47.5
faceoff %
49.5
25.5
hits / game
18.6
13.2
blocked shots / game
11.1
4.0
takeaways / game
5.7
14.4
giveaways / game
16.3

Rating Trend

FLA · CAR · 70 days
Florida PanthersCarolina Hurricanes
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CAR 3−7
Dec 19, 2025at FLAFLA 4 − 3 SO
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

FLA · Last 10

7−3 · streak L1
Dec 20, 2025vs STL2 − 6L
Dec 19, 2025vs CAR4 − 3W
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

CAR · Last 10

6−4 · streak L2
Dec 20, 2025at TB4 − 6L
Dec 19, 2025at FLA3 − 4L
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