Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/25/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Carolina Hurricanes (10-5-4) are hitting the road to TD Garden on Friday where they will try to beat the Boston Bruins (17-2-0).

The Carolina Hurricanes will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat against the Jets in their last outing. Carolina accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 2 power play chances but weren't able to score. The Hurricanes had an average offensive performance in this loss. For the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 27 shots they put on net.

In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes have tallied 54 goals (24th in the NHL) on the campaign and have conceded 52. For the current season, they have racked up 24 points and their points percentage is sitting at .632. Carolina has accounted for 70 power play opportunities and they have scored 10 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 14.29%. At even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 38 goals while earning 44 on offense. Carolina has taken 669 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.1%. The Hurricanes thus far have had 481 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .892. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have recorded 66 power play tries (13th in hockey) and have come away with 14 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Antti Raanta. In his professional hockey career, Raanta has accounted for 131 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .618. His save percentage sits at .918 in his 12,682 mins played. Raanta has seen 6,354 shots against him and has gathered 5,834 total saves. Opponents have notched 520 goals against Raanta in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.46. He has a win-loss mark of 111-72-26 and he has started in 212 games. Raanta has played in 233 contests over the course of his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Boston opposed the Lightning in a matchup where the Bruins took home the victory by a final of 5-3. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one and converted 2 out of those tries. The Bruins scored 5 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they tried.

This season, the Boston Bruins have 79 goals, 34 points, in addition to a points percentage of .895. They have granted a total of 40 goals to be scored by way of 32 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have scored 58 goals at even strength and 21 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 70 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 30.00%. Boston has attempted 647 shots (7th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 12.21%, while allowing the opposition 562 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 88.57% on their opponents 70 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 92.9%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Linus Ullmark between the pipes. Opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per game and he has allowed 432 goals in total. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts comes in at 57.6% and he has qualified for 95 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 165 contests and has played 9,861 mins. Ullmark has amassed a career mark of 89-58-15 and has participated in 173 games. He is sitting with 4,664 saves out of 5,096 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .915.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina

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