Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes: Game preview, predictions and odds

Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 17, 2024

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The Vegas Golden Knights are on the road to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. The puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

Vegas (29-12-3) is coming off a 5-3 road loss to Nashville on Tuesday, while Carolina (26-16-3) is coming off a 4-2 upset road loss to Buffalo on Wednesday.

Golden Knights vs Hurricanes: Head-to-head & key stats

Vegas is 5-5-3 all-time against Carolina
The Golden Knights are averaging 3.4 goals per game
Carolina is 17-5-1 at home
Vegas is allowing 2.68 goals per game
The Hurricanes are averaging 3.31 goals per game
The Golden Knights are 11-6-3 on the road
Carolina is allowing 2.77 goals per game

Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes: Preview

Vegas is coming off a 5-3 loss to Nashville and is 1-3 in its last four. The Golden Knights are led by Jack Eichel, who has 54 points, Mark Stone with 39 points, Shea Theodore with 36 points, Tomas Hertl with 31 points, and Ivan Barbashev, who has 30 points.

The Golden Knights are expected to start Adin Hill, who's 18-7-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .904 SV%. In his career against Carolina, he's 1-3 with a 3.21 GAA and a .883 SV%.

Carolina, meanwhile, is on a two-game losing streak and is expected to start Pyotr Kochetkov who's 16-9-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .901 SV%. In his career against Vegas, he's 2-0 with a 2.50 GAA and a .923 SV%.

The Hurricanes are led by Martin Necas, who has 51 points, Sebastian Aho with 44 points, Andrei Svechnikov with 32 points, and Seth Jarvis, who has 31 points.

Golden Knights vs Hurricanes: Odds & Prediction

Vegas is a +130 underdog, while Carolina is a -155 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Golden Knights and Hurricanes are two of the best teams in the NHL, but both have struggled a bit as of late. Carolina returns home where they have been excellent and should be able to edge out a low-scoring win here.

Prediction: Hurricanes 3, Golden Knights 2.