Carolina HurricanesCAR 3–4 Final/SO Florida PanthersFLA

Friday, December 19, 2025

Final/SO 1st2nd3rdOTSO T SOG
Carolina HurricanesCAR 10201 3 29
Florida PanthersFLA 00302 4 41

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
11:53 CAR Jordan Staal (10) Eric Robinson (3), Shayne Gostisbehere (22) · backhand xG 0.03 1–0 ▶
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
1:27 CAR Sebastian Aho (12) Andrei Svechnikov (14), Seth Jarvis (9) · wrist xG 0.12 2–0 ▶
7:34 CAR Sebastian Aho (13)PP Andrei Svechnikov (15), Seth Jarvis (10) · snap xG 0.39 3–0 ▶
10:16 FLA Brad Marchand (20) Sam Bennett (12), Carter Verhaeghe (17) · wrist xG 0.28 3–1 ▶
17:35 FLA Sam Bennett (12) Evan Rodrigues (9), Sam Reinhart (16) · bat xG 0.28 3–2 ▶
19:18 FLA Sam Reinhart (18) Brad Marchand (19), Evan Rodrigues (10) · wrist xG 0.16 3–3 ▶
Overtime
No scoring
Shootout
FLA Anton Lundell vs Brandon Bussi Saved
CAR Sebastian Aho vs Sergei Bobrovsky Saved
FLA Sam Reinhart vs Brandon Bussi Goal
CAR Andrei Svechnikov vs Sergei Bobrovsky Missed
FLA Brad Marchand vs Brandon Bussi Missed
CAR Jackson Blake vs Sergei Bobrovsky Goal
FLA Evan Rodrigues vs Brandon Bussi Goal
CAR Nikolaj Ehlers vs Sergei Bobrovsky Saved

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

CAR 31%Deserve to win69% FLA
CARFLA
3.30Expected goals3.96
3Goals (no shootout)3
1.31Expected goals, 5 on 52.57
59Shot attempts73
45Unblocked attempts55
29Shots on goal41

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

3rd Period
5:35 CAR Goalie Goalie · Bussi +2.1 goals saved
0 goals on 2.10 xG, 25 shots on goal
15:23 FLA Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Bobrovsky, down 3–1
With 4:37 left; FLA scored at 17:35 of the 3rd (3–2)
17:40 FLA xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced CAR 1.46–0.13
In xG over 10 minutes, 9:20 to 19:20 of the 3rd; goals 3–0
17:51 FLA Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Bobrovsky, down 3–2
With 2:09 left; FLA scored at 19:18 of the 3rd (3–3)

Shot map

CAR shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ FLA shoots
Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 0:07) Andrei Svechnikov: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 1:18) Noah Gregor: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 2:45) Mackie Samoskevich: backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 3:50) Brad Marchand: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 7:06) Carter Verhaeghe: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 7:06) Sebastian Aho: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 8:00) Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 8:25) Jalen Chatfield: wrist, 172 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 8:28) Logan Stankoven: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 8:37) Logan Stankoven: backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 8:38) Carter Verhaeghe: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 10:10) Brad Marchand: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 10:44) Brad Marchand: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 10:45) Uvis Balinskis: slap, 54 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 11:28) Nikolaj Ehlers: slap, 42 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 11:43) Shayne Gostisbehere: slap, 64 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 11:50) Jordan Staal: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 11:52) Mackie Samoskevich: snap, 22 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 12:18) Sam Bennett: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 13:05) Sam Bennett: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 13:18) Uvis Balinskis: snap, 65 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 13:22) Jordan Staal: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 13:46) Jaccob Slavin: snap, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 14:13) Sam Bennett: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 15:01) Jackson Blake: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 15:58) Anton Lundell: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 16:50) Anton Lundell: wrist, 16 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 17:06) Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 17:44) Logan Stankoven: backhand, 71 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 19:26) Seth Jarvis: snap, 15 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 0:45) Jaccob Slavin: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 0:54) Alexander Nikishin: snap, 54 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 2:24) Aaron Ekblad: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 2:43) Sam Bennett: backhand, 7 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 3:06) Jalen Chatfield: wrist, 180 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 3:10) Mark Jankowski: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.18 (P2 4:44) Jesper Boqvist: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 5:22) Shayne Gostisbehere: wrist, 88 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 6:06) Jalen Chatfield: snap, 60 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 6:35) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 7:13) Jeff Petry: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 7:44) Eetu Luostarinen: tip-in, 21 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 7:47) Aaron Ekblad: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 8:03) Sam Bennett: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 8:45) Sam Bennett: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 8:46) K'Andre Miller: snap, 49 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 8:55) Seth Jarvis: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 10:29) Seth Jarvis: slap, 33 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 11:29) A.J. Greer: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 12:35) A.J. Greer: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 13:11) A.J. Greer: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 13:12) Anton Lundell: tip-in, 5 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 13:19) Mark Jankowski: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 14:10) Sebastian Aho: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 14:27) K'Andre Miller: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 14:44) Seth Jarvis: slap, 57 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 14:49) Sebastian Aho: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 16:25) Jalen Chatfield: snap, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 17:07) K'Andre Miller: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 17:20) Aaron Ekblad: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 18:24) Alexander Nikishin: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 19:12) Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 0:37) Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 3:32) Sean Walker: slap, 66 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 3:48) A.J. Greer: tip-in, 13 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 5:35) Mackie Samoskevich: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 5:52) Sean Walker: wrist, 143 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 6:04) Sebastian Aho: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 7:22) Andrei Svechnikov: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 7:31) Sean Walker: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:05) Alexander Nikishin: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 8:52) Brad Marchand: deflected, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 10:12) A.J. Greer: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 10:52) Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 11:17) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 12:02) Sam Bennett: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.18 (P3 13:37) Seth Jones: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 14:13) Mark Jankowski: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 14:29) Sean Walker: wrist, 187 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 15:38) Seth Jones: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 16:00) Sam Reinhart: deflected, 22 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 17:08) Sam Bennett: deflected, 25 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 17:15) Sam Reinhart: tip-in, 28 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 17:31) Evan Rodrigues: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 17:32) Sebastian Aho: wrist, 137 ft, xG 0.36 (P3 18:05) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 18:54) Anton Lundell: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 19:08) Seth Jarvis: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.17 (OT 0:19) Sebastian Aho: slap, 24 ft, xG 0.22 (OT 0:42) Nikolaj Ehlers: backhand, 22 ft, xG 0.04 (OT 1:09) Sam Bennett: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.08 (OT 1:20) Sam Bennett: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.14 (OT 2:48) Brad Marchand: backhand, 20 ft, xG 0.12 (OT 4:35) Jordan Staal: GOAL, backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 11:53) Sebastian Aho: GOAL, wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 1:27) Sebastian Aho: GOAL, snap, 21 ft, xG 0.39 (P3 7:34) Brad Marchand: GOAL, wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.28 (P3 10:16) Sam Bennett: GOAL, bat, 12 ft, xG 0.28 (P3 17:35) Sam Reinhart: GOAL, wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 19:18)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
20 Sebastian Aho 202 0 91.30 1023:40
24 Seth Jarvis 022 -1 70.58 1120:59
37 Andrei Svechnikov 022 -1 50.21 7020:54
53 Jackson Blake 000 0 30.07 1118:12
11 Jordan Staal 101 -1 30.14 2317:12
27 Nikolaj Ehlers 000 +1 30.08 0116:46
22 Logan Stankoven 000 -1 40.10 2013:53
50 Eric Robinson 011 0 00.00 0012:51
71 Taylor Hall 000 0 10.00 1212:21
82 Jesperi Kotkaniemi 000 0 00.00 3010:32
77 Mark Jankowski 000 0 30.42 1010:05
28 William Carrier 000 0 00.00 0109:03
Defense
4 Shayne Gostisbehere 011 +1 40.02 1122:16
5 Jalen Chatfield 000 +1 50.03 0121:34
26 Sean Walker 000 -2 40.22 6221:15
19 K'Andre Miller 000 0 30.03 0221:11
74 Jaccob Slavin 000 -2 20.08 0118:36
21 Alexander Nikishin 000 0 30.02 1017:40
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Brandon Bussi 41338 .927 3.96 +0.96

Florida Panthers

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
63 Brad Marchand 112 +2 80.66 1023:46
9 Sam Bennett 112 +1 141.01 3123:24
13 Sam Reinhart 112 +1 80.46 2022:51
17 Evan Rodrigues 022 +2 90.14 0019:47
23 Carter Verhaeghe 011 +2 30.05 1119:39
15 Anton Lundell 000 0 50.30 1217:49
18 A.J. Greer 000 0 50.32 3014:51
11 Mackie Samoskevich 000 0 30.36 0114:44
27 Eetu Luostarinen 000 -1 10.02 4014:04
70 Jesper Boqvist 000 0 20.13 0008:32
71 Luke Kunin 000 0 00.00 2007:10
73 Noah Gregor 000 0 10.09 2006:44
Defense
3 Seth Jones 000 +1 50.05 0230:47
77 Niko Mikkola 000 0 00.00 3123:13
5 Aaron Ekblad 000 0 40.23 0220:34
42 Gustav Forsling 000 0 10.00 0220:24
2 Jeff Petry 000 0 20.10 0111:44
26 Uvis Balinskis 000 -1 20.03 1111:37
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Sergei Bobrovsky 29326 .897 2.75 -0.25

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Carolina Hurricanes

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
20 Sebastian Aho C +2.53 +1.50 +0.85 +0.23 0.00 -0.05 0.00 — 23:40
24 Seth Jarvis C +1.21 +1.10 +0.38 -0.33 0.00 +0.01 +0.05 — 20:59
37 Andrei Svechnikov R +1.11 +1.40 +0.13 -0.25 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 20:54
32 Brandon Bussi G +0.96 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.96 65:00
11 Jordan Staal C +0.55 +0.75 +0.09 -0.42 0.00 -0.01 +0.13 — 17:12
50 Eric Robinson L +0.54 +0.70 0.00 -0.14 0.00 -0.02 0.00 — 12:51
4 Shayne Gostisbehere D +0.51 +0.55 +0.01 -0.08 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 22:16
77 Mark Jankowski L +0.36 0.00 +0.27 +0.12 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 10:05
74 Jaccob Slavin D +0.34 0.00 +0.05 +0.22 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 18:36
82 Jesperi Kotkaniemi C +0.17 0.00 0.00 +0.04 +0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 10:32
26 Sean Walker D +0.10 0.00 +0.15 -0.11 0.00 0.00 +0.06 — 21:15
27 Nikolaj Ehlers L -0.11 0.00 +0.05 -0.37 +0.15 -0.01 +0.07 — 16:46
28 William Carrier L -0.17 0.00 0.00 -0.24 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 9:03
71 Taylor Hall L -0.42 0.00 0.00 -0.52 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 12:21
21 Alexander Nikishin D -0.45 0.00 +0.01 -0.43 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 17:40
53 Jackson Blake R -0.55 0.00 +0.05 -0.65 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 18:12
5 Jalen Chatfield D -0.65 0.00 +0.02 -0.74 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 21:34
22 Logan Stankoven C -1.16 0.00 +0.06 -1.16 0.00 -0.04 -0.02 — 13:53
19 K'Andre Miller D -1.39 0.00 +0.02 -1.32 -0.15 0.00 +0.06 — 21:11

Florida Panthers

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
9 Sam Bennett C +2.83 +1.45 +0.66 +0.66 0.00 +0.01 +0.05 — 23:24
63 Brad Marchand L +2.44 +1.45 +0.43 +0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 23:46
17 Evan Rodrigues C +1.98 +1.25 +0.09 +0.53 0.00 +0.07 +0.04 — 19:47
11 Mackie Samoskevich R +1.56 0.00 +0.24 +1.14 +0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 14:44
13 Sam Reinhart C +1.37 +1.30 +0.30 -0.38 +0.15 0.00 0.00 — 22:51
5 Aaron Ekblad D +1.14 0.00 +0.15 +0.93 0.00 0.00 +0.06 — 20:34
23 Carter Verhaeghe C +1.10 +0.55 +0.03 +0.49 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 19:39
10 A.J. Greer L +0.82 0.00 +0.21 +0.63 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 14:51
42 Gustav Forsling D +0.70 0.00 0.00 +0.62 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 20:24
77 Niko Mikkola D +0.53 0.00 0.00 +0.50 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 23:13
2 Jeff Petry D +0.53 0.00 +0.06 +0.45 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 11:44
26 Uvis Balinskis D +0.26 0.00 +0.02 +0.17 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 11:37
15 Anton Lundell C +0.23 0.00 +0.20 +0.07 -0.15 +0.03 +0.08 — 17:49
3 Seth Jones D +0.10 0.00 +0.03 -0.03 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 30:47
70 Jesper Boqvist C +0.03 0.00 +0.08 +0.14 -0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 8:32
18 Noah Gregor L +0.02 0.00 +0.06 -0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 6:44
71 Luke Kunin C -0.04 0.00 0.00 -0.04 0.00 +0.02 -0.02 — 7:10
72 Sergei Bobrovsky G -0.25 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -0.25 61:21
27 Eetu Luostarinen C -0.26 0.00 +0.01 -0.25 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 14:04

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.