Anaheim Ducks vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 1/12/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+120) Hurricanes (-144)

The Carolina Hurricanes (25-15-2) are welcoming the Anaheim Ducks (17-19-5) at PNC Arena on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Ducks at +120 and the Hurricanes are priced at -144. The total has been set at 6.

The Anaheim Ducks will look for better times on the ice after their 6-2 defeat against the Blues their last time out. The Ducks could have played much better offensively in the defeat. For the game, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 23 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. Anaheim accounted for 23 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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Concerning their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have racked up 103 goals (31st in the NHL) this year and have conceded 126. For the year, they sit with 39 points and their points percentage is .476. Anaheim skates onto the rink with 120 power play opportunities and they have added 16 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 13.33%. While at even strength, the Ducks have conceded 96 goals while notching 87 of their own. Anaheim has tried 1,149 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.0%. The Ducks so far have had 1,309 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. Anaheim Ducks opponents have totaled 115 power play tries (20th in the league) and have racked up 30 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Lukas Dostal. Dostal has taken the ice for 92 games during his pro hockey career. He has a mark of 29-47-9 and he started in 82 games. The opposition has been able to score 277 goals against Dostal in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 4.56. Dostal has seen 2,870 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 2,593 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .903 in his 3,647 minutes on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Dostal has accrued 46 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .561.

In their last contest, Carolina went up against the Maple Leafs in a game where the Hurricanes earned a victory by a final of 6-3. The Hurricanes notched 6 goals of the 34 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 chances on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Carolina has taken 1,341 shots (1st in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.66%, while allowing the opposition 1,068 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 84.38% on their oppositions 128 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.0%. They have a tally of 131 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 22.90%. The Hurricanes have 113 goals at even strength and 30 goals (8th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 118 goals to be scored by of a combination of 98 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes are sitting with 143 goals, 52 points, in addition to a points percentage of .619.

On the other side of the ice you will find Pyotr Kochetkov protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 3.34 goals per contest and he has yielded 222 goals altogether. Kochetkov's quality start percentage comes out to 56.5% and he has made 52 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 92 games and his ice time sits at 3,990 minutes. Kochetkov has a career mark of 54-29-10 and has been in net for 96 games. He has racked up 2,181 saves out of the 2,403 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .908.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina (-144) and under 6 goals

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