Carolina Hurricanes (47-17-9) vs. Detroit Red Wings (32-32-9)
March 30, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Red Wings +195 / Carolina Hurricanes -244; Over/Under: +6
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The Carolina Hurricanes and Detroit Red Wings meet Thursday in NHL action at the Little Caesars Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 33 goals, Brent Burns has 41 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 205 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has allowed 69 goal on 717 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 51 goals on 551 shots.
The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 27 goals, Moritz Seider has 32 assists and David Perron has 172 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 78.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 149 goals on 1,479 shots faced, and Magnus Hellberg has allowed 39 goals on 370 shots.
The Hurricanes are 9-3 in their last 12 road games and 37-15 in their last 52 overall. The Red Wings are 6-2 in their last 8 Thursday games and 4-12 in their last 16 overall. The over is 5-2 in Hurricanes last 7 Thursday games. The over is 6-0-1 in Red Wings last 7 home games. The under is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings in Detroit.
The Carolina Hurricanes continue to be one of the more consistent teams in the league and aren’t a team I’m eager to bet against most nights. The Detroit Red Wings are on the complete opposite side, especially with the way they’re playing recently. Give me the Canes on the road, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the price.
