The Carolina Hurricanes are on the road to face the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday at 10 p.m. ET.
Both teams are coming off road losses as Carolina (10-3-0) suffered a 6-4 defeat against the Colorado Avalanche, while Vegas (9-3-2) lost 4-3 in overtime to the Seattle Kraken.
Hurricanes vs Golden Knights: Head-to-head & key stats
- Carolina is 7-5 all-time against Vegas
- The Hurricanes are allowing 2.6 goals per game
- Vegas is 8-0 at home
- Carolina is averaging 4.15 goals per game
- The Golden Knights are allowing 3.07 goals per game
- The Hurricanes are 5-2 on the road
- Vegas is averaging 4.35 goals per game
Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights: Preview
The Hurricanes' loss to the Avalanche snapped their eight-game winning streak. This season, they are led by Martin Necas with 23 points, Andrei Svechnikov with 14, Sebastian Aho with 13 and Seth Jarvis with 11.
Carolina will likely start Pyotr Kochetkov, who's 7-1 with a 2.51 GAA and a .896 SV%.
Meanwhile, the Golden Knights will start Adin Hill, who's 6-2-1 with a 3.13 GAA and a .881 SV%.
Vegas is led by Jack Eichel's 22 points, Mark Stone's 21 points, Ivan Barbashev's 16 points, Alex Pietrangelo's 13 points and Tomas Hertl's 12 points.
Hurricanes vs Golden Knights: Odds & Prediction
Carolina is a -142 favorite while Vegas is a +120 underdog. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
The Hurricanes and Golden Knights are two of the best teams in the NHL so far this season, but Vegas at home as the underdog is the way to go.
Vegas' strong offense and Hill's defense in the net should be enough to edge out a win.
Prediction: Vegas 3, Carolina 2.
Hurricanes vs Golden Knights: Betting Tips
Tip 1: Vegas ML (+120)
Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-115)
Tip 3: Jack Eichel 4+ shots on goal (+120)
Tip 4: William Karlsson over 0.5 points (+100)
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