NHL Power Rankings: Which Teams Are Lighting Up the Ice and Which Are Hanging by a Thread After a Quarter Season
2. Carolina Hurricanes, 13-5-2
Last week: 4
Sean: 2
Dom: 2
Green flag: Shayne Gostisbehere is nasty
Guess who leads the NHL with an average Game Score of 2.58? Gostisbehere didn’t get there by offense alone, either — his actual and expected goal shares are both well into the 70s, and he has the lowest expected goals against/per 60 in the league among defensemen.
Red flag: The end of Selke Staal?
Since 2017-18, the Hurricanes have been outscored with Staal on the ice just once. They’re in a 10-9 deficit there at the moment, and his expected goal share (51.5) would be his worst since 2020-21.
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