The Nashville Predators and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the PNC Arena on Friday night. Two teams coming in on back-to-back wins, who gets the 3rd win in a row? Let’s dive in and find out with a Predators vs. Hurricanes Prediction.
Nashville Predators Team Preview
The Nashville Predators come into this game looking to add to their 3-2 OT win over Philadelphia in their last matchup. Filip Forsberg leads the Predators in scoring with 33 points including a team-high 15 goals and 18 assists while Ryan O’Reilly has 23 points with 12 goals of his own and 11 assists. Gustav Nyquist has 18 points with 15 assists while Roman Josi has 23 points of his own with 17 assists. Juuse Saros has made 23 starts in goal for Nashville this season, going 13-10 with a 2.79 GAA and an .910 save percentage while Kevin Lankinen is 3-3 with a 3.04 GAA and a .903 save percentage this season.
Nashville Predators Team Facts
- The Predators have won five of their last six games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Predators have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games as underdogs against the Hurricanes.
- The Predators have won the first period in each of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Predators’ last eight games after coming off overtime.
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Carolina Hurricanes Team Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes come into this one looking to build on a 2-1 win over Detroit last time out. Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 25 points including 10 goals and a team-high 15 assists while Seth Jarvis has 20 points split between 10 goals and 10 assists. Teuvo Teravainen has 19 points with a team-high 11 goals and Martin Necas has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists. In goal, Frederik Andersen has gone 4-1 with a 2.87 GAA and an .894 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 6-5 with a 3.40 GAA and an .860 save percentage and Pyotr Kochetkov is 6-6-1 with a 2.77 GAA and an .890 save percentage.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts
- The Hurricanes have lost five of their last six games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites following a road win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last six home games.
- Five of the Hurricanes’ last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Carolina Hurricanes ranks 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (25.3).
- The Carolina Hurricanes ranks 32nd in the league in save percentage this season (.875).
- The Nashville Predators ranks T31st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (0.62).
- The Nashville Predators ranks 5th in the league for Period 1 goals scored per game this season (1.17).
Predators vs. Hurricanes Prediction
I’m rolling with the under here. Both teams have been averaging less than three goals per game in their last ten games and the goaltending on both sides has been stepping it up for the most part in recent weeks. I think this has 3-2 written all over it, so give me the under here.
