Carolina Hurricanes vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 12/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Monday, December 4, 2023

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-115) Jets (-105)

Canada Life Centre is the site where the Winnipeg Jets (13-8-2) will take on the Carolina Hurricanes (14-8-1) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Hurricanes at -115 while the Jets are coming in at -105. The over/under is set at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-2 win against the Sabres in their previous game. Carolina accrued 19 penalty minutes in this contest. Additionally, they had 2 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 2 goals. The Hurricanes had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. While out there on the ice, they converted 6 of the 35 shots they put on goal.

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While at even strength, the Hurricanes have given up 57 goals while earning 62 themselves. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have amassed 78 power play opportunities (14th in professional hockey) and have scored 18 goals in those chances. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes have racked up 80 goals (5th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 75. Carolina has taken 786 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.2%. For the current campaign, they have earned 29 points and their points percentage is .630. The Hurricanes thus far have had 569 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .868. Carolina comes into tonight with 81 power play chances and they have tallied 18 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.22%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Antti Raanta. Raanta has been in goal for 263 contests throughout his NHL career. He has amassed a mark of 133-76-27 and he was named the starter in 240 games. Opponents have tallied 590 goals against Raanta in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.47. Raanta has had 7,020 shots against him and he has 6,430 total saves. His save percentage is at .916 for his 14,335 mins guarding the cage. During his career on the ice, Raanta has recorded 144 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .600.

In their last contest, Winnipeg squared up with the Blackhawks in an outing where the Jets notched a victory by a score of 3-1. They had 4 power play chances in this contest and netted 1 out of those chances. The Jets had 3 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they took.

This season, the Winnipeg Jets have accumulated 75 goals, 28 points, and a points percentage of .609. They have allowed 64 goals to be scored by of a combination of 46 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Jets are sitting with 60 goals at even strength and 15 goals (18th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 78 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.23%. Winnipeg has attempted 716 shots (16th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.47%, while allowing the other team 640 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 73.91% on their opponents 69 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes. He has tallied 12,934 saves out of the 14,118 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .916. Hellebuyck has amassed a career mark of 249-160-38 and has played in 463 games. He has started in 454 games and his ice time sits at 26,774 minutes. Hellebuyck's rate of quality starts sits at 57.5% and he has accumulated 261 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.65 goals/game and he has yielded 1,184 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-115)

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