The Carolina Hurricanes, fueled by Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov, are preparing to take the ice against Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena for an East-West showdown. AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain will broadcast the game, and the puck drops at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 8.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Carolina (+110) is currently the underdog to Vegas (-130), and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
Carolina is 31-23 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 54 regular season matches, 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and none have pushed. As the away team in 2019-20, the Canes are 13-13 SU.
Carolina has converted on 21.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s good enough for 10th-best in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.8 percent of all penalties..
With a .900 save percentage and 24.2 saves per game, Petr Mrazek (18-16-2) has been the best option in goal for Carolina this season. If it chooses to rest him, however, Carolina could turn to James Reimer (13-9-1), who has a .920 save percentage and 2.51 goals against average this year.
Vegas is 28-28 straight up (SU) and has lost 14.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 56 regular season contests, 28 of its games have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just four have pushed. It’s 14-13 SU at home this season.
The Golden Knights have converted on just 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of all penalties.
Marc-Andre Fleury has stopped 26.6 shots per game as the top choice in goal for the Golden Knights. Fleury has 21 wins, 18 losses, and four OT losses to his name and has recorded a subpar .907 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average this season.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights Betting Predictions
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Hurricanes are 4-0 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Golden Knights are 3-1 in shootouts.
- Two clubs that take a lot of shots on goal, Carolina has taken the league’s seventh-most shots on goal (33.1) while Vegas’s attempted the second-most (34.2).
- The Knights this season have registered the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (27.2), but that average has climbed to 32.0 over their past five games as the home team.
