CAR 3–5 FLA Final · L
Hurricanes/Schedule/Recap Wed, May 28, 2025 · 2024-25 playoffs
Carolina Hurricanes
CAR · 9-6
3–5
FinalL
Florida Panthers
FLA · 12-5
1ST2ND3RDT CAR 2901014323 FLA 0638211525 goals · shots on goal
Game 5 — the Hurricanes trail the series 1–4
CAR 9-6 · FLA 12-5 · Game 5 — the Hurricanes trail the series 1–4

Hurricanes fell to the Panthers

The Hurricanes let a 2–0 lead get away: the Panthers came back with five unanswered goals — Rodrigues's equalizer — and won 3–5. Frederik Andersen allowed 1.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.5 expected goals to 2.4, on 23 and 25 shots on goal.

CAR 2.5 xG · 23 shots FLA 2.4 xG · 25 shots
0
1
2
1st 0.8 · 0.7
2nd 1.0 · 0.8
3rd 0.8 · 0.9
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Hurricanes win 53.
CAR 53%FLA 47%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 0 penalties
← Hurricanes shoot this way Panthers shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Unassisted · wrist shot off the rush, a good chance (15%)
1–0
2
Seth Jarvis · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2–0
2nd period
3
07:23 Matthew Tkachuk PP
Aaron Ekblad, Seth Jones · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
2–1
4
Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
2–2
5
Brad Marchand · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2–3
3rd period
6
08:30 Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
3–3
7
12:21 Carter Verhaeghe GWG
Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
3–4
8
19:06 Sam Bennett EN
Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart · wrist shot, into an empty net
3–5
No penalties
Goaltending
−1.6
vs expected
20/24 saves · 4 GA · 2.4 xGA Allowed 1.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−0.5
vs expected
20/23 saves · 3 GA · 2.5 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team CARFLA
Shots on goal
23
25
Expected goals
2.5
2.4
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
1/0
Penalty minutes
0
0