Nick Schmaltz, Taylor Hall, and the Arizona Coyotes will do battle against Andrei Svechnikov, Teuvo Teravainen, and the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena in an East-West tilt. Fox Arizona Plus will showcase the game, which gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, January 10.
Arizona Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes Odds
Carolina is 25-18 straight up (SU) and has recorded 1.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Out of the team’s 43 regular season outings, 22 of them have gone under the total, while 21 have gone over and none have pushed. Thus far, the team is 13-8 SU at home.
The Hurricanes have converted on 23.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .901 save percentage and 24.3 saves per game, Petr Mrazek (16-12-2) has been the primary option in goal for the Canes this year. If head coach Rod Brind Amour chooses to give him a breather, however, Carolina might turn to James Reimer (9-8-8 record, .910 save percentage, 2.77 goals against average).
On the visiting bench, Arizona is 25-21 straight up (SU) and has earned 2.1 units for moneyline bettors this season. A total of 24 of its games have gone under the total, while 20 have gone over and just one has pushed. As the road team , the Coyotes are 14-10 SU.
The Coyotes have converted on 20.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked fourth overall and it’s successfully killed off 83.5 percent of all penalties.
Darcy Kuemper (28.7 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Arizona. Kuemper has 15 wins, 10 losses, and two overtime losses to his credit, and has registered a .929 save percentage and 2.17 goals against average this year.
Arizona Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes Betting Predictions
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Power plays and penalty kills may be critical tonight. The Coyotes are 10-13 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 20-17 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes. The Hurricanes are 7-5 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 14-11 when they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Arizona (5-2 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. Carolina, however, emerged victorious in both of its shootouts this year.
- Carolina may hold an advantage if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 9-5 in games decided by one goal, while Arizona is 9-11 in such games.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
- Arizona skaters have averaged 5.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 8.7 giveaways per game (the seventh-fewest in the NHL).
- Carolina skaters have averaged 9.8 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 10.5 giveaways per game (ranked 20th in the league).
