Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell, and the Anaheim Ducks are set to face off against Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, and the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena in an East-West showdown. This one will get started at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 30 and it’ll air live on Prime Ticket.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Carolina Hurricanes Odds
Playing the role of big favorites will be the Hurricanes (-170), whereas the Ducks are offering moneyline odds of +150, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Losing 4.8 units for moneyline bettors, Carolina is 12-12 straight up (SU) overall this year. That win percentage, ranked third in the Metropolitan Division so far this season, is fairly close to what the team posted during the 2017-18 season (36-46). 16 of the team’s 24 matches have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and none have pushed. The team is 7-6 SU at home this year.
The Hurricanes have converted on 17.7 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 76.4 percent of all penalties.
With a .930 save percentage and 28.0 saves per game, Curtis McElhinney (7-2) has been the primary goalkeeper for Carolina this season. If the Canes choose to give him a rest, however, Carolina could roll with Scott Darling (2-5-5 record, .892 save percentage, 3.14 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Anaheim is 12-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through 27 regular season outings, 17 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. As the visiting team this season, the Ducks are 5-7 SU.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.8 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 18th overall and it’s successfully defended 78.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
John Gibson (31.7 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for Anaheim. Gibson has nine wins, 12 losses, and four overtime losses to his credit, and has registered a .927 save percentage and 2.54 goals against average this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
Four of Anaheim’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 1-3 in those games.
The Ducks are 7-8 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Hurricanes are 6-4 SU when they spend more time in the box than the opposition.
Carolina is 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Anaheim is 2-2 in shootouts.
The total has gone under in four of Carolina’s last five games.
Anaheim has averaged 8.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 10.5 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the league).
Carolina skaters have averaged 15.6 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 10.8 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the NHL).
The Canes this season have registered the third-most hits in the league (27.3 per game), but the club has averaged 33.2 over their past five games as the home team.
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