Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 12/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators

Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-136) Predators (+112)

The Carolina Hurricanes (17-13-4) are on their way to Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Nashville Predators (19-15-0). The line on this matchup has Carolina at -136 while Nashville is sitting at +112. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-4 loss against the Islanders their last time on the ice. Carolina accrued 8 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Hurricanes had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the loss. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 2 goals. In the game, they converted 4 out of the 40 shots they put on goal.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned 110 goals (8th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have given up 108. For the current campaign, they have 38 points and their points percentage sits at .559. Carolina has 115 power play chances and they have scored 28 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 24.35%. When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed the opponent to score 89 goals while having 82 on the offensive side of the ice. Carolina has taken 1,154 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Hurricanes have had 871 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .876. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have tallied 110 power play opportunities (9th in the NHL) and have scored 19 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Pyotr Kochetkov. Opponents have been able to score 107 goals versus Kochetkov in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.53. Kochetkov has played in 45 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .903 during his 2,535 mins between the pipes. He has amassed a win-loss record of 22-14-8 and he has started in 41 games. In his professional hockey career, Kochetkov has accumulated 24 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .585. Kochetkov has seen 1,104 shots against him and has recorded 997 total saves.

In their last game, Nashville squared up with the Stars in an outing where the Predators went home in defeat by a final of 3-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this game and scored 1 out of those tries. The Predators recorded 2 goals of the 21 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Predators have 81 goals at even strength and 25 goals (11th in hockey) while on the power play. Nashville has taken 1,011 shots (17th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.48%, while allowing the other team 1,054 shots. So far this year, the Nashville Predators are sitting with 106 goals, 38 points, as well as a points percentage of .559. They have allowed 104 goals to be scored by of a combination of 79 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 122 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 20.49%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.27% on the other teams 110 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.1%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Juuse Saros in net. Opponents are averaging 2.60 goals per game and he has relinquished 776 goals altogether. Saros' rate of quality starts sits at 61.5% and he has 182 quality starts in his career. He got the starting nod in 296 games and has played for a total of 17,931 mins. Saros has compiled a career mark of 162-107-27 and has participated in 313 games. He has recorded 8,741 saves out of the 9,517 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .918.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (+112)

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