Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes Betting Pick & Prediction 12/19/23

Planning on watching today’s Golden Knights and Hurricanes game? Catch the action at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC, as the Hurricanes hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on BSSO. The over/under goal line for this matchup is currently at 6 goals, and the Hurricanes are favored to win at home against the Golden Knights.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS CAROLINA HURRICANES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -1.5

This game will be played at PNC Arena at 7:00 ET on Tuesday, December 19th.

WHY BET THE CAROLINA HURRICANES:

• The Hurricanes enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
• Take the Hurricanes on the moneyline
• On the spread, we like Golden Knights (+1.5)

Will the Golden Knights Find a Way to Win in Raleigh?

Currently, the Golden Knights hold an overall record of 21-6-5 for the season. On the road, Vegas has a 9-3-3 record, while they are 12-3-2 at their home venue. This record has them sitting 1st in the Western Pacific division and 1st in the Western conference.

Regarding the puck line, Vegas comes in with a 16-16 record. On the road against the puck line, they are 8-7, while their home record is 8-9. On average, Vegas’ games have finished with 6.1 goals per game. The season’s average over/under line stands at 6.2. In total, the Golden Knights come in with an over/under record of 15-17-0.

Across their last three road contests, Vegas has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 3-0. Their overall mark in these games was 3-0, while averaging 5 goals per game.

Offensively, the Golden Knights come into the game at 3.4 goals per contest placing 4th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 3rd position in the league. Looking at how the Golden Knights’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 5th in power play goals and 7th in shorthanded goals.

Vegas will be looking for a good game from Jonathan Marchessault who leads the team in scoring with 15 goals, ranking 20th in the NHL. Marchessault also comes into the game with 9 assists.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are currently 31st in goals allowed. On average, opponents are taking 25.2 shots per game against Carolina. They also are 11th in shutouts, coming in with 2 shutouts.

Heading into this matchup vs. Carolina, goalie Logan Thompson has started 16 games in this season. His current record is 10-4, and his save percentage stands at 0.7447916666666666%.

Can the Hurricanes Pull Out the Win as Home Favorites?

This season, the Hurricanes have a mark of 16-13-3. When going on the road, Carolina has a record of 8-10-0 record, while they are 8-3-3 at their home arena. Their current record places them 4th in the Eastern Metropolitan division and 7th in the Eastern conference.

Against the puck line, Carolina is 10-21. Their road puck line record so far is 5-13 while sitting 5-8 at home against the puckline. For the season, Carolina’s games have finished with an average of 6.5 goals per game. Their average over/under line for the season is 6.3. Overall, the Hurricanes have an over/under record of 14-16-1.

Across the Hurricanes last three home games, the team averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 2. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 1-2, while going 2-1 straight-up.

In terms of their offensive performance, the Hurricanes are averaging 3.2 goals per game this season, putting them in the 9th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 2nd in the league. The Carolina offense is ranked 11th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 6th in the NHL.

Carolina will be looking for a good game from Sebastian Aho who leads the team in scoring with 12 goals, ranking 43rd in the NHL. Aho also comes into the game with 15 assists.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are currently 31st in goals allowed. On average, opponents are taking 25.2 shots per game against Carolina. They also are 11th in shutouts, coming in with 2 shutouts.

Heading into this matchup vs. Vegas, goalie Pyotr Kochetkov has started 13 games in this season. His current record is 6-6, and his save percentage stands at 0.5260416666666666%.