The Carolina Hurricanes, spearheaded by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, are preparing to take the ice against Clayton Keller, Derek Stepan, the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena in an East-West matchup. The puck drops at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, November 2, and you can catch it live on Fox Sports Carolina.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Arizona Coyotes Odds
Carolina (+105) is playing the role of underdog to Arizona (-125) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -115 money on the over and -105 on the under.
Arizona is 6-5 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.7 units this season. That winning percentage, ranked 2nd in the Pacific Division in this young season, is a surprising improvement over the 29-53 record from last year’s regular season campaign. Out of the team’s 11 regular season contests, seven of them have gone under the total, while three have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 3-2 SU at home so far this year.
The Coyotes have converted on just 12.9 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s ranked 29th overall in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked second overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 90.6 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .926 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Antti Raanta (4-4) has been the best option in goal for Arizona this year. If Arizona decides to give him the night off, however, it may go with Darcy Kuemper (2-1-1 record, .957 save percentage, 1.34 goals against average).
Carolina has lost 2.1 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 6-6 straight up (SU). A total of eight of its matches have gone under the total, while four have gone over and none have pushed. As an away team, the Hurricanes are 3-2 SU so far.
The Hurricanes have converted on just 14.3 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 32nd overall and it’s successfully killed off 66.7 percent of all penalties.
Petr Mrazek (2.58 goals against average and .887 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Carolina. Mrazek is averaging 20.1 saves per game and has three wins, four losses, and one OT loss to his credit.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Arizona Coyotes Free Picks
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Over
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Betting Notes
The Coyotes are 0-3 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 2-5 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their last five outings.
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