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Carolina Hurricanes

2015–16·35–31–16·86 points·6th in the Metropolitan, 10th in the Eastern

Points
86#18
Goal differential
−25#23
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
49.6%#17
Power play
16.8%#24
Penalty kill
84.3%#6
GSAx
+0.7#14

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4119–15–7450.5510611250.5%
Away4116–16–9410.509010948.8%
October115–6–0100.45233049.8%
November133–6–4100.38273955.5%
December148–5–1170.61413851.9%
January137–3–3170.65322749.7%
February135–6–2120.46323648.1%
March146–2–6180.64353643.6%
April41–3–020.2561550.3%
Division rivals3013–10–7330.55708145.7%
Rest of conference248–12–4200.42496854.9%
Other conference2814–9–5330.59777250.1%
NYI42–0–260.75131051.1%
NJD53–2–060.60121247.3%
CBJ43–1–060.75121136.8%
PHI41–0–350.63101151.0%
PIT52–2–150.5081337.7%
DET32–1–040.6711858.4%
COL22–0–041.004249.9%
OTT32–1–040.678953.4%
ARI22–0–041.0010858.3%
CHI22–0–041.007157.9%

On the road

66,784 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2015-10-08: to Nashville, 726 km (L)2015-10-10: to Raleigh, 726 km (L)2015-10-16: to Detroit, 816 km (W)2015-10-17: to Washington, 636 km (L)2015-10-21: to Denver, 2,399 km (OTW)2015-10-23: to Los Angeles, 1,337 km (L)2015-10-24: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2015-10-27: to Detroit, 3,334 km (W)2015-10-29: to Brooklyn, 777 km (OTW)2015-10-30: to Raleigh, 683 km (W)2015-11-10: to New York, 687 km (L)2015-11-12: to Raleigh, 687 km (OTL)2015-11-23: to Philadelphia, 552 km (OTL)2015-11-25: to Raleigh, 552 km (W)2015-11-27: to Buffalo, 786 km (L)2015-11-30: to New York, 468 km (L)2015-12-03: to Raleigh, 687 km (L)2015-12-08: to Dallas, 1,692 km (L)2015-12-11: to Anaheim, 1,958 km (W)2015-12-12: to Glendale, 520 km (OTW)2015-12-15: to Philadelphia, 3,356 km (OTL)2015-12-18: to Raleigh, 552 km (L)2015-12-19: to Pittsburgh, 527 km (W)2015-12-21: to Raleigh, 527 km (L)2015-12-27: to Chicago, 1,027 km (W)2015-12-29: to Newark, 1,134 km (L)2015-12-31: to Raleigh, 677 km (W)2016-01-04: to Edmonton, 3,330 km (OTL)2016-01-06: to Vancouver, 821 km (L)2016-01-08: to Raleigh, 3,866 km (W)2016-01-09: to Columbus, 596 km (OTW)2016-01-12: to Raleigh, 596 km (OTW)2016-01-14: to St. Louis, 1,063 km (W)2016-01-15: to Raleigh, 1,063 km (OTL)2016-01-17: to Pittsburgh, 527 km (L)2016-01-21: to Toronto, 360 km (OTW)2016-01-22: to Raleigh, 874 km (L)2016-02-03: to Calgary, 3,273 km (L)2016-02-05: to Winnipeg, 1,201 km (W)2016-02-07: to Montreal, 1,822 km (SOL)2016-02-12: to Raleigh, 1,162 km (SOL)2016-02-18: to Ottawa, 1,082 km (L)2016-02-19: to Raleigh, 1,082 km (W)2016-02-25: to Toronto, 874 km (L)2016-02-26: to Raleigh, 874 km (L)2016-03-01: to Newark, 677 km (W)2016-03-05: to Tampa, 1,611 km (OTL)2016-03-08: to Raleigh, 942 km (SOW)2016-03-10: to Boston, 984 km (OTW)2016-03-12: to Buffalo, 642 km (OTL)2016-03-15: to Washington, 469 km (OTL)2016-03-17: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2016-03-19: to St. Paul, 1,181 km (SOL)2016-03-22: to Raleigh, 1,582 km (L)2016-03-24: to Columbus, 596 km (W)2016-03-26: to Raleigh, 596 km (OTL)2016-03-29: to Brooklyn, 683 km (SOL)2016-03-31: to Raleigh, 683 km (W)2016-04-05: to Boston, 984 km (SOW)2016-04-07: to Raleigh, 984 km (L)2016-04-09: to Sunrise, 1,083 km (L)NashvilleRaleighDetroitWashingtonDenverLos AngelesSan JoseBrooklynNew YorkPhiladelphiaBuffaloDallasAnaheimGlendalePittsburghChicagoNewarkEdmontonVancouverColumbusSt. LouisTorontoCalgaryWinnipegMontrealOttawaTampaBostonSt. PaulSunrise
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
16 GP · 10–4–2 · 10 vs fresher opponent
68.8%
49.4%
1 day
42 GP · 15–18–9 · 11 vs fresher opponent
46.4%
50.4%
2 days
15 GP · 7–6–2 · 2 vs fresher opponent
53.3%
47.7%
3+ days
8 GP · 3–2–3 · 0 vs fresher opponent
56.3%
49.9%

Pulling the goalie

27 times this season the Hurricanes were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Hurricanes in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.9%
52.8%
Goals share
47.0%
47.2%
Shooting %
8.0%
8.7%
Save %
.906
.897