Charlotte Checkers6:00 PM
Saturday, October 3
Hershey BearsBefore puck drop
52%48%
Projected from each club’s goal differential to date, shrunk toward league average so an early hot start does not read as dominance, plus home ice. Once the puck drops this becomes the live win probability, with deserve-to-win marked across it.
Season to date
Charlotte Checkers44235
93 points in 72 games
24–12 on the road
Hershey Bears32319
73 points in 72 games
14–22 at home
Neither club has played yet this season, so everything here is how 2025-26 finished.
What they create
3.31Goals per game2.92
2.91Expected goals per game2.55
4.4High-danger chances per game4.0
29.8Shots per game26.5
What they allow
2.60Goals against per game3.19
2.52Expected goals against per game2.88
3.9High-danger chances against per game4.3
24.9Shots against per game30.2
The shorter bar is the better defence here. Every row is what the club concedes, so these read the opposite way to the panel beside them.
Previous meetings
Where
Giant Center, Hershey, PA
The shot map, the expected-goals race and the period splits all fill in as this game is played.