Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 12/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (+106) Hurricanes (-127)

The Vegas Golden Knights (21-6-5) are traveling to PNC Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes (16-12-3). The odds on this game have the Golden Knights at +106 while the Hurricanes are coming in at -127. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Vegas Golden Knights went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-3 victory over the Senators their last time out. The Golden Knights had a good offensive outing in the win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 6 out of the 31 shots they put on net. They also had 5 power play opportunities and were able to net 2 goals. Vegas recorded 10 penalty mins for this contest.

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Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 92 power play opportunities (23rd in the league) and have come away with 13 goals in those attempts. The Golden Knights have had 936 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .915. Vegas has tried 1,040 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.5%. While playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have given up 67 goals while scoring 81 on the offensive side of the ice. Vegas comes into the game with 119 power play opportunities and they have scored 28 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 23.53%. For the current campaign, they sit with 47 points and their points percentage sits at .734. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 109 goals (3rd in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 80.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Logan Thompson. Thompson has taken the ice for 75 games throughout his NHL career. He has a record of 41-22-9 and was named the starter in 69 games. Opponents have been able to score 188 goals against Thompson in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.61. Thompson has had 2,188 shots against him and has recorded 2,000 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .914 during his 4,317 mins guarding the cage. During his career on the ice, Thompson has accumulated 40 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .580.

In their last outing, Carolina faced the Capitals in a game where the Hurricanes got the tie by a tally of 1-1. They had 5 power play opportunities in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Hurricanes had 1 goal out of the 29 shots on goal they pursued.

Carolina has attempted 1,051 shots (1st in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.42%, while allowing their opponents 785 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.61% on their opponents 98 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.4%. They have a tally of 106 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.70%. The Hurricanes are sitting with 76 goals at even strength and 23 goals (11th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 99 goals to be scored by way of 80 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Carolina Hurricanes have a total of 99 goals, 35 points, in addition to a points percentage of .565.

Across the ice you are likely to see Pyotr Kochetkov in net. Kochetkov has accumulated a career mark of 21-13-7 and has been in goal for 42 contests. Kochetkov's quality start rate is 57.9% and he has qualified for 22 quality starts in his career. He has tallied 920 stops out of the 1,018 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .904. His opponents are averaging 2.50 goals per game and he has relinquished 98 goals overall. He was named a starter in 38 games and has played 2,353 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas (+106)

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