The Carolina Hurricanes and the Nashville Predators meet Sunday in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators prediction.
Carolina Hurricanes Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 shootout win over Philadelphia last time out to sit at 21-9-2 this season. After this game, Carolina will head on the road for a game against Florida.
Hurricanes Win 4 In A Row
Seth Jarvis leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 26 points including a team-high 18 goals and 8 assists while Sebastian Aho has 26 points with 9 goals and 17 assists. Jackson Blake’s added 19 points with 8 goals and 11 assists while Logan Stankoven has 14 points with 6 goals and 8 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists of his own this season. Taylor Hall has also chipped in 17 points with 7 goals and 10 assists. Shayne Gostisbehere has 24 points with 21 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 18 points with 7 goals and 11 assists. In goal for Carolina, Frederik Andersen has gone 5-7-2 with a 3.15 GAA and an .875 save percentage while Brandon Bussi is 11-1 with a 2.05 GAA and a .911 save percentage this season. Pyotr Kochetkov is also 5-1 with a 2.10 GAA and a .904 save percentage as well this season.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last seven games following a shootout loss.
- The Predators have lost each of their last six games as underdogs following a road win.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games following a road win.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in five of the Predators’ last six games at Bridgestone Arena.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five games against the Predators.
- Seth Jarvis has recorded an assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last five games against the Predators.
- Seth Jarvis has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last nine games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Nikolaj Ehlers has recorded two assists against the Predators this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this game looking to add on to their 5-2 win over St. Louis last time out to sit at 13-15-4 this season. After this game, Nashville will take on Toronto at home.
Predators Win 7 Of Last 10
Ryan O’Reilly leads the Predators in scoring with 26 points along with 10 goals and 16 assists while Filip Forsberg has 25 points with 14 goals and 11 assists. Erik Haula has 17 points with 4 goals and 13 assists and Luke Evangelista has 23 points with a team-high 19 assists as well this season. Michael Bunting has 19 points with 9 goals and 10 assists. Juuse Saros has gone 12-10-3 with a 2.95 GAA and an .897 save percentage while Justus Annunen has gone 1-5-1 with a 3.73 GAA and an .865 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Hurricanes have lost seven of their last nine games as road favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Predators have won five of their last seven games as underdogs against the Hurricanes.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 games following a win.
- The Predators have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine home games against the Hurricanes.
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
- Ryan O’Reilly has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Hurricanes.
- Luke Evangelista has recorded at least one assist in each of the Predators’ last five home games.
- Filip Forsberg has recorded at least one point in seven of his last eight appearances against the Hurricanes.
- Ryan O’Reilly ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (5) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Nine of the Hurricanes’ last 10 road games following an overtime win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Predators’ last four games as underdogs following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators Prediction
I’m on the Predators +1.5 here. I just think that this is going to be a close game because Carolina has been finding themselves in shootouts left and right as of late, and Nashville’s playing some decent hockey as of late and I think this is going to be a tight one especially since Nashville got beat up by Carolina not that long ago. Look for it to be more competitive this time around. Give me Nashville +1.5.