Utah Hockey Club vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 2/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+172) Hurricanes (-210)

The Utah Hockey Club (22-22-9) are traveling to PNC Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Carolina Hurricanes (32-18-4). The line on this matchup has Utah at +172 and Carolina is sitting at -210. The total is 6.

The Utah Hockey Club came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 win over the Flyers in their previous outing. The Hockey Club offense didn't overly impress in the win. In the game, they converted 3 out of the 42 shots they looked to score on. Additionally, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. Utah recorded 7 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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Utah Hockey Club opponents have totaled 164 power play opportunities (5th in pro hockey) and have a total of 29 goals in those attempts. The Hockey Club have had 1,492 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .896. Utah has taken 1,473 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.0%. At even strength, the Hockey Club let the opposition score 126 goals while notching 115 on offense. Utah has accumulated 147 power play opportunities and they have notched 32 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 21.77%. For the season, they have recorded 53 points and their points % is .500. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Hockey Club have racked up 147 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 155.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Karel Vejmelka. For his career, Vejmelka has accounted for 74 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .460. He has a save percentage of .900 during his 7,832 minutes played. Vejmelka has had 5,288 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 4,759 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 529 goals against Vejmelka in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 4.05. He has accumulated an overall record of 56-89-15 and was named the starter in 161 games. Vejmelka has participated in 172 matchups during his pro hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Carolina faced the Jets in a matchup where the Hurricanes took a loss by a score of 3-0. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. The Hurricanes earned 0 goals of the 29 shots on goal they pursued.

Carolina has attempted 1,710 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.29%, while allowing the opposition 1,352 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.35% on their opponents 157 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.1%. They have earned 161 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 19.88%. The Hurricanes have 144 goals at even strength and 32 goals (16th in hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 147 goals to be scored by way of 124 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Carolina Hurricanes have tallied 176 goals, 68 points, and a points percentage of .630.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Pyotr Kochetkov in the crease. He has recorded 2,318 stops out of 2,554 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .908. Kochetkov holds a career record of 57-30-12 and has been in net for 102 games. He was named a starter in 98 games and has played for a total of 4,006 mins. Kochetkov's quality start rate is 56.1% and he has accumulated 55 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 3.53 goals per game and he has conceded 236 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-210)

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