Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Blue Jackets @ Hurricanes

Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Hurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2

Blue Jackets at Hurricanes: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBlue Jackets1 gameHurricanes1 game
Goals−1.00−0.21
Goals against−0.38−1.07
Shots+2.6−0.8
Shots against−5.2+0.7
Power-play goals+0.36−0.79
Power-play goals allowed−0.78+0.39
Penalty minutes−5.4−3.3

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

Who put up numbers

Hurricanes

Blue Jackets

Analysis

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

Blue Jackets

  • The Blue Jackets' goals were 0.70 higher at home than away against expected over their last 165 games, 1st of 32 teams.fact · rankedthe split →This game: 1.00 under expected.

The series

  • The Hurricanes lead the series 39–30 since 2000-01. The Hurricanes have won the last 3. The Hurricanes have won 9 straight at home in the series.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Hurricanes had won 8 of their last 10.countits form →Now 9 of 11.
  • The Hurricanes had won 7 of their last 10 at home.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Hurricanes' penalty minutes were 3.8 over expected in 5 games. 5 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: 3.1 under expected.
  • On the road, the Blue Jackets' shots were 9.0 under expected in 3 games. 3 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: 3.0 over expected.
  • Against a team over .500, the Blue Jackets' goals against were 2.24 under expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.31 under expected.
  • Against a division opponent, the Blue Jackets' goals against were 1.47 under expected in 3 games. 3 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: 0.31 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 29, 2026at HurricanesHurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2
Apr 2, 2026at HurricanesHurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 1
Mar 31, 2026at Blue JacketsHurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 2
Mar 17, 2026at Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 1
Dec 9, 2025at HurricanesHurricanes 4, Blue Jackets 1
Jan 23, 2025at HurricanesHurricanes 7, Blue Jackets 4
Dec 31, 2024at Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 4, Hurricanes 3
Dec 15, 2024at HurricanesHurricanes 4, Blue Jackets 1
Nov 23, 2024at Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 4
Apr 16, 2024at Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 6, Hurricanes 3

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 28, 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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