Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Hurricanes @ Oilers

Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Oilers 6, Hurricanes 5

Hurricanes at Oilers: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameHurricanes1 gameOilers1 game
Goals+1.90+3.00
Goals against+2.55+1.72
Shots+0.6−3.7
Shots against−5.9−4.0
Power-play goals+0.30+2.37
Power-play goals allowed+2.16+0.27
Penalty minutes−1.6−5.4

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Oilers

Hurricanes

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Oilers

  • The Oilers had won 5 straight on the road.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

The series

If you squint

  • The Oilers had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Oilers' shots were 3.1 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 3.3 under expected.
  • The Hurricanes had won 8 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • The Hurricanes had won 8 of their last 10 on the road.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • On the road, the Hurricanes' shots were 6.5 over expected in 7 games. 7 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 2.6 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 22, 2026at OilersOilers 6, Hurricanes 5
Mar 6, 2026at OilersHurricanes 6, Oilers 3
Nov 15, 2025at HurricanesOilers 4, Hurricanes 3
Mar 1, 2025at HurricanesOilers 3, Hurricanes 1
Oct 22, 2024at OilersHurricanes 3, Oilers 2
Dec 6, 2023at OilersOilers 6, Hurricanes 1
Nov 22, 2023at HurricanesHurricanes 6, Oilers 3
Nov 10, 2022at HurricanesHurricanes 7, Oilers 2
Oct 20, 2022at OilersOilers 6, Hurricanes 4
Feb 27, 2022at HurricanesHurricanes 2, Oilers 1

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 21, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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