Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
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Our win probability
and the three reasons
51%Hurricanes
to win
49%
Kings
- Expected goals
- 3.0–3.0
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signalfavors CAR.542vs.489win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors CAR.162vs.0385v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors LAK-.096vs.035GSAx / 60
- Home icefavors LAKLAK at home
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersHurricanes
Pyotr Kochetkov-0.04 GSAx/6053% to start135 career GP
Brandon Bussi+0.05 GSAx/6028% to start43 career GP
Cayden Primeau-0.45 GSAx/6020% to start58 career GP
Kings
Darcy Kuemper+0.05 GSAx/6061% to start529 career GP
Anton Forsberg0.00 GSAx/6039% to start230 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: CAR Rod Brind'Amour · LAK Peter Laviolette
Leaders
vs
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 3.552nd
- Goals for / game
- 29th2.68
- 2.885th
- Goals against / game
- 7th2.90
- 24.9%4th
- Power play
- 28th17.0%
- 80.5%11th
- Penalty kill
- 30th74.6%
- 50.1%16th
- Faceoffs
- 17th49.8%
Season series
first meeting- @
- @this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).