The Vancouver Canucks will play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Vancouver has won four of their last five games, while Carolina is on a three game winning streak. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Canucks vs Hurricanes prediction.
Canucks Preview
The Vancouver Canucks are 33-11-5 this year after they defeated the Blue Jackets in overtime by a score of 5-4 in their last game. Vancouver trailed 4-1 after the second period, but they managed to tie the game in the third and get the win in overtime. The Canucks out shot Columbus by a total of 34-29 and went 3-4 on the power play in the game. Vancouver lost to St. Louis by a score of 4-3 in the game prior to Columbus, but they defeated Chicago, Toronto, and Arizona before that. The Canucks are scoring 3.80 goals per game and they are allowing 2.55 goals against per game, while going 25% on the power play and 80% on the penalty kill. J.T. Miller has led Vancouver with 21 goals, 46 assists, and 100 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vancouver is Thatcher Demko, who is 26-8-1 this year with a 2.44 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
Hurricanes Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are 28-15-5 this season after they defeated Arizona by a score of 3-1 in their last game. Carolina trailed 1-0 after the first period, but they scored the last three goals in the game for the win. The Hurricanes out shot Arizona by a total of 39-11 and went 1-2 on the power play in the game. Carolina defeated New Jersey by a score of 3-2 and Boston by a score of 3-2 in the two games prior to Arizona. The Hurricanes are scoring 3.38 goals per game and they are allowing 2.94 goals against per game, while going 28% on the power play and 84.2% on the penalty kill. Sebastian Aho has led Carolina with 17 goals, 37 assists, and 131 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Carolina is Pyotr Kochetkov, who is 11-7-3 this year with a 2.58 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts
- The Hurricanes have won five of their last six night games at PNC Arena.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games following a home win.
- The Hurricanes have lost the third period in four of their last five games following a win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last six home games.
Vancouver Canucks Team Facts
- The Canucks have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
- The Canucks have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs.
- The Canucks have lost the first period in each of their last four night games at PNC Arena.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Canucks’ last five games as underdogs.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in each of the Hurricanes’ last six games against the Canucks at PNC Arena.
- Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last six games against the Canucks at PNC Arena.
- Brent Burns has recorded an assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Seth Jarvis has the most multi-goal games for the Hurricanes this season (3).
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Elias Pettersson has scored at least one goal in seven of the Canucks’ last eight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Elias Pettersson has recorded at least one point in each of the Canucks’ last 10 games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- J.T. Miller has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canucks’ last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for Plus/Minus (+34) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (25.0).
- The Carolina Hurricanes are one of only two teams in the league to rank top 5 for both power play and penalty kill percentage this season.
- The Vancouver Canucks are one of only two teams in the league to rank top 5 for both goals for and goals against per game this season.
- The Vancouver Canucks are one of three teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
Canucks vs Hurricanes Betting Prediction
Vancouver comes into this game in first place of the Pacific Division and they are 15-7-3 on the road this year. Carolina is second in the Metropolitan and they are 15-5-4 at home. Vancouver has been one of the top teams in the NHL so far this season, as they are scoring 3.80 goals per game, but only allowing 2.55 goals against per game. Carolina has been solid this year and they have allowed two goals or fewer in four of their last five games. This should be a great game, but I have to take Vancouver here. We rarely get one of the best teams in the NHL at plus money, so we have to take advantage. Take the Canucks here.