Carolina Hurricanes vs. Los Angeles KingsOct 18, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
CAR	2	1	0	1	4		CAR	13	15	11	1	40
LAK	0	2	1	0	3		LAK	8	12	8	0	28

: CAR 77LAK 61
: CAR 4.04LAK 2.54
PP goals: CAR 0LAK 1
Hits: CAR 18LAK 29
Blocks: CAR 20LAK 20
PIM: CAR 2LAK 6
: CAR 62%LAK 38%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Carolina Hurricanes edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 4:06, −15:25 down on his 19:31 season average over 54 games.

Points
Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:59.Staal
Points
Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:04.Kempe
Points
K'Andre Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:36.Miller
Usage
Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 4:06, −15:25 down on his 19:31 season average over 54 games.Gostisbehere
Goalie
Anton Forsberg (LAK) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +14 against a season average of 26.4; the overtime loss.Forsberg
Usage
K'Andre Miller (CAR) played 27:36, +5:17 up on his 22:19 season average over 71 games.Miller
Usage
Brian Dumoulin (LAK) played 25:24, +7:45 up on his 17:39 season average over 81 games.Dumoulin
New line
New look for CAR: Robinson–Kotkaniemi–Svechnikov skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Robinson Kotkaniemi Svechnikov

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CAR attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 138 of 138 attempts · LAK 61 · CAR 77

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK pressure
CAR pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 49% of the game, LAK 20%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

LAK

CAR

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against CAR skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CAR	LAK
	78	70
	3.80	2.22
	3.67	2.16
	19	11
	7	13
	34	23
	+0.107	−0.106
	49%	20%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Ehlers – Aho – Jarvis
13:1141% CF
L2Hall – Stankoven – Blake
11:4457% CF
L3Staal – Martinook – Carrier
10:4073% CF
L4Robinson – Kotkaniemi – Svechnikov
9:3557% CF
D1Walker – Miller
13:3771% CF
D2Reilly – Chatfield
8:1647% CF

PP1Ehlers – Aho – Miller – Jarvis – Blake
4:0483% CF
PP2Hall – Walker – Miller – Svechnikov – Stankoven
0:29
PK1FStaal – Martinook
0:09
PK1DWalker – Miller
0:09

Current CAR line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Foegele – Moore
12:4166% CF
L2Armia – Fiala – Byfield
6:3038% CF
L3Kempe – Laferriere – Kuzmenko
6:3028% CF
L4Turcotte – Malott – Helenius
4:2831% CF
D1Doughty – Dumoulin
21:0753% CF
D2Ceci – Anderson
16:4838% CF
D3Edmundson – Clarke
13:0843% CF

PP1Fiala – Kempe – Moore – Byfield – Kuzmenko
0:09100% CF
PK1FDanault – Moore
1:11
PK2FArmia – Laferriere
0:38
PK1DDoughty – Dumoulin
1:06
PK2DEdmundson – Anderson
0:48

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.28	4	3	0	21:29	—	—	44	61
Seth Jarvis R	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.96	0	2	0	21:05	—	—	42	52
Nikolaj Ehlers L	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.56	0	2	0	20:13	—	—	41	59
Jackson Blake R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	0	1	2	18:29	—	—	58	65
Logan Stankoven C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.20	0	0	0	14:11	—	—	52	57
Taylor Hall L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.36	0	1	0	13:56	—	—	56	61
William Carrier L	L3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	64	79
Jordan Staal C	L3	2	0	2	+2	4	0.65	2	1	0	13:59	—	—	65	88
Jordan Martinook L	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.16	0	0	0	12:17	—	—	70	87
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	2	0	0	12:37	—	—	53	55
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.31	2	1	0	12:06	—	—	58	48
Andrei Svechnikov R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	0	0	11:42	—	—	54	27
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.10	1	1	0	27:36	—	—	67	72
Sean Walker D	D1	0	0	0	0	6	0.17	0	1	0	26:03	—	—	59	63
Jalen Chatfield D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	1	2	0	21:10	—	—	47	66
Mike Reilly D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	1	5	0	18:49	—	—	58	68
Alexander Nikishin D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	20:23	—	—	33	40
Shayne Gostisbehere D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	4:06	—	—	20	37

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Brandon Bussi(start)	W	28	25	3	.893	2.54	61:45

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.18	0	1	0	19:24	—	—	59	45
Trevor Moore L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.52	0	2	0	17:36	—	—	63	48
Warren Foegele L	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.12	2	0	2	15:17	—	—	63	48
Kevin Fiala L	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.24	2	0	2	19:47	—	—	43	48
Quinton Byfield R	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.06	1	2	0	19:17	—	—	43	59
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	2	0	15:29	—	—	46	43
Adrian Kempe R	L3	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	4	1	2	18:04	—	—	36	26
Alex Laferriere R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	1	2	0	13:31	—	—	36	25
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.84	1	0	0	11:04	—	—	33	24
Samuel Helenius C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	6	0	0	10:07	—	—	43	20
Alex Turcotte C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:10	—	—	38	29
Jeff Malott L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	6	1	0	9:06	—	—	36	18
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	3	0	0	25:24	—	—	56	48
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	2	0	24:35	—	—	53	46
Mikey Anderson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	4	0	21:10	—	—	43	31
Cody Ceci D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	0	0	18:31	—	—	38	23
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:07	—	—	41	24
Brandt Clarke D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	14:36	—	—	49	38

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Forsberg(start)	O	40	36	4	.900	4.04	61:45

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jordan Staal (CAR) 1st 0:12 · assists William Carrier, Jordan Martinook · Rebound · loose puck · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 39.1 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Jordan Staal · 1st 0:12 · CAR

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.1 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 5.6 s
Type: rebound

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Jordan Staal · 1st 3:58 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.6 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Type: one-timer

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 3:43 · CAR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 29.1 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Trevor Moore · 2nd 4:35 · LAK

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 53.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 5.1 s
Type: deflection

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Andrei Kuzmenko · 2nd 16:04 · LAK PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.4 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Kevin Fiala · 3rd 11:02 · LAK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.1 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Seth Jarvis · OT 1:45 · CAR

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 33.3 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Los Angeles KingsOct 18, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Carolina Hurricanes edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Carolina Hurricanes

Los Angeles Kings

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Los Angeles Kings

Goal anatomy

Jordan Staal · 1st 0:12 · CAR

Jordan Staal · 1st 3:58 · CAR

Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 3:43 · CAR

Trevor Moore · 2nd 4:35 · LAK

Andrei Kuzmenko · 2nd 16:04 · LAK PP

Kevin Fiala · 3rd 11:02 · LAK

Seth Jarvis · OT 1:45 · CAR