CAR 2–4 NYR Final · L
Hurricanes/Schedule/Recap Wed, Nov 26, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Carolina Hurricanes
CAR · 14-7-2
2–4
FinalL
New York Rangers
NYR · 12-11-2
1ST2ND3RDT CAR 013111114238 NYR 141925418 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
CAR 14-7-2 · NYR 12-11-2 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Hurricanes fell to the Rangers

The Hurricanes created the better chances (3.8 to 2.0 expected goals) — and lost 2–4. Igor Shesterkin stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Hurricanes created the better chances: 3.8 expected goals to 2.0, on 38 and 18 shots on goal.

CAR 3.8 xG · 38 shots NYR 2.0 xG · 18 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.8 · 1.2
2nd 0.8 · 0.5
3rd · the swing 2.1 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Hurricanes win 76.
CAR 76%NYR 24%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 6 penalties
← Hurricanes shoot this way Rangers shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
08:16 Artemi Panarin· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
16:53 Noah Laba
Taylor Raddysh, Matthew Robertson · snap shot, a good chance (10%)
0–1
PEN
17:49 Sebastian Aho· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
04:57 Noah Laba· Slashing
Gostisbehere scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
Sebastian Aho, Nikolaj Ehlers · Power play (Laba, slashing) · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
1–1
PEN
06:20 Mika Zibanejad· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:16 Brett Berard· Boarding
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
Adam Fox, J.T. Miller · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1–2
3rd period
4
00:45 Vincent Trocheck GWG
Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad · slap shot, a good chance (17%)
1–3
5
10:53 Seth Jarvis
Shayne Gostisbehere, Sebastian Aho · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2–3
6
18:17 Will Cuylle EN
Unassisted · wrist shot, into an empty net
2–4
PEN
18:53 J.T. Miller· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
Goaltending
−1.0
vs expected
14/17 saves · 3 GA · 2.0 xGA Allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+1.8
vs expected
36/38 saves · 2 GA · 3.8 xGA Stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team CARNYR
Shots on goal
38
18
Expected goals
3.8
2.0
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
46%
54%
Power play
1/5
0/1
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Hurricanes went 1-for-5 on the power play and killed all 1 Rangers power play.