In their first head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks and the Carolina Hurricanes meet at PNC Arena. This East-West matchup will get going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 30 and it’ll be televised live on Prime Ticket.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Carolina Hurricanes Odds
Carolina (-170) is tabbed as the favorite over Anaheim (+150) and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -110 for the over and -110 on the under.
Losing 4.8 units for moneyline gamblers, the Hurricanes are 12-12 straight up (SU) overall this year. That win percentage, ranked third in the Metropolitan Division so far in the early season, isn’t too far off from to what the team posted during the 2017-18 season (36-46). Through 24 regular season matches, 16 of its games have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and none have pushed. The team is 7-6 SU at home this season.
Carolina has converted on 17.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.4 percent of all penalties.
Carolina, as a collective unit, has been called for penalties just 3.4 times per game overall this season, and 2.8 per game over its last five home outings. The team’s had to kill penalties for just 5.7 minutes per game over its last 10 matchups, in total.
Boasting a .930 save percentage and 28.0 saves per game, Curtis McElhinney (7-2) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Hurricanes this season. If the Canes choose to give him a rest, however, it could turn to Scott Darling (2-5-5 record, .892 save percentage, 3.14 goals against average).
The Canes will continue looking for offensive production from Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Aho (25 points) is up to seven goals and 18 assists and has recorded multiple points five times this year. Teravainen has five goals and 13 assists to his credit and has recorded at least one point in 14 games.
Anaheim has lost 1.7 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 12-15 straight up (SU). Through 27 regular season contests, 17 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. As the visiting team, Anaheim is 5-7 SU so far.
Anaheim has converted on just 15.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that places it in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 18th overall and it’s successfully killed off 78.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
Anaheim’s players have been penalized 3.9 times per game this season, 3.6 per game over their last five games total, and 4.2 per game over their last five games as the visiting team. The team’s had to kill penalties just 7.6 minutes per game over their last five outings.
John Gibson (2.54 goals against average and .927 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Anaheim. Gibson is averaging 31.7 saves per game and owns a 9-12-4 record.
Ryan Getzlaf (six goals, 12 assists) has been one of the most vital playmakers on offense for the visiting Ducks.
Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner \u2013 Hurricanes, O/U \u2013 Over
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in four of Carolina’s last five games.
- Anaheim has managed 25.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Carolina is averaging 36.0 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- The Hurricanes are 6-4 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Ducks are 7-8 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.
- One of the best teams when it comes to disrupting their opponents, Carolina is ranked 2nd in the NHL with 11.2 takeaways per game. That figure has trended higher recently, as it has created 12.0 takeaways over its last 10 games and 15.2 takeaways over its last five.
- Anaheim is ranked 28th this season with 5.3 takeaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as it has created 4.7 takeaways over its last 10 games and 4.2 takeaways over its last five.
