Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 3/4/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-196) Red Wings (+162)

The Detroit Red Wings (30-24-6) will try to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes (35-22-4) at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Hurricanes at -196 while the Red Wings are opening at +162. The total comes in at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 2-1 win against the Flames in their previous contest . The Hurricanes didn't have a great showing offensively in the victory. For the game, they converted 2 out of the 33 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 6 power play attempts but didn't net one. Carolina accumulated 13 penalty minutes in this contest.

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In regard to their scoring, the Carolina Hurricanes have racked up 195 goals (9th in hockey) so far this year and have conceded 168. For the current campaign, they have earned 74 points and their points percentage is .607. Carolina has tallied 182 power play opportunities and they have scored 35 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 19.23%. When at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 138 goals while scoring 160 on the offensive side of the ice. Carolina has tried 1,947 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.0%. The Hurricanes have seen 1,518 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .889. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have totaled 181 power play tries (6th in hockey) and have notched 30 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Pyotr Kochetkov. Over the course of his career, Kochetkov has compiled 57 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .559. He has a save percentage of .907 during his 4,016 mins guarding the cage. Kochetkov has seen 2,645 shots taken against him and has accrued 2,399 saves. Opponents have been able to score 246 goals against Kochetkov in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.68. He has accumulated a record of 60-31-12 and he has started in 102 games. Kochetkov has been in goal for 106 games during his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Detroit went up against the Blue Jackets in a matchup where the Red Wings ended up losing by a final score of 5-3. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and recorded 1 out of those tries. The Red Wings notched 3 goals of the 46 shots on goal they pursued.

This season, the Detroit Red Wings have earned a total of 173 goals, 66 points, in addition to a points percentage of .550. They have allowed 191 goals to be scored by of a combination of 148 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Red Wings have racked up 121 goals at even strength and 52 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 176 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 29.55%. Detroit has tried 1,637 shots (27th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.57%, while allowing the opposition 1,744 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 69.50% on their oppositions 141 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.0%.

Across the ice you will find Cam Talbot in net. He has a tally of 13,747 saves out of the 15,062 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .913. Talbot has a career mark of 262-189-45 and has participated in 521 games. He has been a starter 497 contests and has played for a total of 27,862 minutes. Talbot's rate of quality starts comes in at 55.1% and he has made 274 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.83 goals per game and he has surrendered 1,315 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-196)

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