CAROLINA

HURRICANESCAR

24-11-3  |  Road

1
FINAL
Tue, Dec 30 • 7:00 PM ET
PPG Paints Arena
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PITTSBURGH

PENGUINSPIT

16-12-9  |  Home

5
Goaltending
Sean Walker
GOALTENDER

Sean Walker

#26 | Defense
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Kris Letang
GOALTENDER

Kris Letang

#58 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Sean Walker None-None -- -- --
Kris Letang None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
-- GAA --
-- Save % --
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
HURRICANES
0%
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PENGUINS
100%
HURRICANES --
PENGUINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-4.0
CAROLINA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +4.0 points (Carolina)
HurricanesCAR (-3.5) 0 PenguinsPIT (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Hurricanes Cover

97.7%

Penguins Cover

2.3%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around CAR -4.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CAR)

CAR By 1 goal

6.6%

CAR By 2-3 goals

29.6%

PIT By 1 goal

0.9%

PIT By 2-3 goals

0.3%

AI Model Projected Score
5
CAROLINA
1
PITTSBURGH
Simulated Score
2
CAROLINA
4
PITTSBURGH
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Hurricanes Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Penguins Win
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Hurricanes (+1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -4.0
D
Sim Penguins (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Mar 22, 2026 CAR @ PIT 5 - 1
Mar 18, 2026 PIT @ CAR 5 - 6
Mar 10, 2026 PIT @ CAR 4 - 5
Dec 30, 2025 CAR @ PIT 1 - 5
Jan 5, 2025 PIT @ CAR 3 - 4
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +14.5% more
Carolina: 23.6 vs Pittsburgh: 20.2
Shots on Goal (L5) +10.7% more
Carolina: 31.7 vs Pittsburgh: 28.3
Takeaways (L5) +10.1% more
Carolina: 6.1 vs Pittsburgh: 5.5
Faceoff % (L5) +4.4%
Carolina: 53.0% vs Pittsburgh: 48.6%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CAR Score 5.0 1
PIT Score 1.0 5
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 12.8 / 10.0 19.0 / 15.0
Faceoff % 48.6 / 53.0 52.7 / 47.3
Hits 20.2 / 23.6 15.0 / 21.0
Power Play % 26.6 / 20.9 50.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 28.3 / 31.7 28.0 / 28.0
Takeaways 5.5 / 6.1 7.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
71%TICKETS29%
70%MONEY30%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
73%MONEY27%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
50%TICKETS50%
83%MONEY17%