San Jose Sharks (14-25-10) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (30-9-8)
January 27, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Carolina Hurricanes -278 / San Jose Sharks +215; Over/Under: +6
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The San Jose Sharks and Carolina Hurricanes meet Friday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 28 goals, Erik Karlsson has 49 assists and Logan Couture has 111 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 83.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 72 goals on 550 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 88 goals on 847 shots.
The Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 18.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with 19 goals, Brent Burns has 24 assists and Martin Necas has 155 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 80.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 43 goal on 497 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 42 goals on 410 shots.
Sharks vs Hurricanes Trends
The Sharks are 15-38 in their last 53 road games and 17-49 in their last 66 overall. The Hurricanes are 39-15 in their last 54 home games and 20-6 in their last 26 overall. The over is 29-10-2 in Sharks last 41 overall. The over is 9-2 in Hurricanes last 11 overall. The Sharks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Carolina. The home team is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings. The favorite is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The San Jose Sharks don’t play a lick of defense and those issues pop up even more on the road, so they’re simply fade material in these spots. The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the hotter teams in the league, and they’ve been ridiculous at home dating back to last season. There’s only one option here. Give me the Canes and the PL for max betting value.
