The Carolina Hurricanes, led by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, are set to take the ice against Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in an East-West showdown. The game will get going at 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 23, and you will be able to witness it live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vancouver Canucks Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Earning moneyline bettors 5.8 units, Vancouver is 23-27 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That early-season winning percentage is a welcome improvement over the 31-51 record from the 2017-18 season campaign. Out of its 50 regular season contests, 24 of them have gone under the total, while 22 have gone over and just four have pushed. Thus far, the team is 12-12 SU at home.
The Canucks have converted on just 17.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 79.0 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 28.2 saves per game with a .909 save percentage, Jacob Markstrom (19-17-5) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Nucks this season. If the Nucks choose to give him a rest, however, the team could go with Anders Nilsson (3-9-9 record, .895 save percentage, 3.09 goals against average).
Carolina has lost 11.8 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 23-26 straight up (SU). A total of 28 of its contests have gone under the total, while 19 have gone over and just one has pushed. The Hurricanes are 10-14 SU as a road team this season.
The Hurricanes have converted on just 16.8 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 17th overall and it’s successfully killed off 79.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
Petr Mrazek (.894 save percentage and 2.81 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Carolina. Mrazek is averaging 23.5 saves per game and owns a 10-13-3 record.
Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Vancouver’s last ten outings, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-3 in those games).
- Penalties and power plays may have a key role in this one. The Hurricanes are 7-14 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 14-21 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, in total. The Canucks are 7-13 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 14-17 in games where their penalty minutes are in the single digits.
- Vancouver is 1-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Carolina is 1-2 in shootouts.
- The total has gone over in four of Carolina’s last five outings.
- Carolina skaters have averaged 10.8 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 11.4 giveaways per game (ranked 21st).
- Vancouver skaters have averaged 5.0 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 7.2 giveaways per game (the 3rd-fewest in the league).
- Carolina skaters have given out the sixth-most hits in the league (26.3 per game), but that number’s down to just 20.4 hits over their last five away games.
