An Eastern Conference showdown is set for Thursday night when the Carolina Hurricanes (46 points) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (42 points). Carolina currently sits at the top of the Metropolitan division, where the Penguins sit in the third and final playoff spot. Below is my NHL betting pick for Carolina vs Pittsburgh
Hurricanes vs Penguins Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Penguins Moneyline (-125) |
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This game will be played at PPG Paints Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022.
Why Bet the Penguins:
✅ Pittsburgh is 8-1 in their last nine games.
✅ The Penguins have won six consecutive home games.
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Carolina Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Records
CAR | Team Records | PIT |
---|---|---|
52-23-7 | Overall | 38-32-12 |
2-5 | Shootout | 2-3 |
6-2 | Overtime | 4-9 |
27-10-4 | Home | 23-14-4 |
25-13-3 | Road | 15-18-8 |
35-10-5 | EAS | 23-18-9 |
17-13-2 | WES | 15-14-3 |
19-4-1 | ATL | 10-10-4 |
16-6-4 | MET | 13-8-5 |
8-6-2 | CEN | 7-7-2 |
9-7-0 | PAC | 8-7-1 |
17-8-7 | ≤1 | 12-10-12 |
25-11-0 | ≥3 | 18-13-0 |
6-4-0 | Oct | 3-6-0 |
7-4-1 | Nov | 8-4-1 |
7-5-3 | Dec | 7-3-3 |
8-2-1 | Jan | 4-4-3 |
8-3-1 | Feb | 5-5-1 |
11-3-1 | Mar | 5-8-3 |
5-2-0 | Apr | 6-2-1 |
Team Stats
CAR | Team Stats | PIT |
---|---|---|
277 | Goals For | 253 |
211 | Goals Agst | 248 |
3.04 | PP For GM | 3.2 |
.82 | PP Goals GM | .49 |
26.91 | PP% | 15.27 |
3.15 | PP Agst GM | 2.96 |
.43 | PP Agst Goals GM | .57 |
86.43 | PK% | 80.66 |
8.5 | PIM GM | 7.4 |
8.0 | oPIM GM | 7.9 |
Goalies
A. Raanta | T. Jarry | |
---|---|---|
24 | GP | 51 |
20 | GS | 48 |
12-7-2 | W-L-T/O | 19-25-5 |
63 | Goals Allowed | 133 |
2.99 | GAA | 2.91 |
493 | Shots Against | 1369 |
.872 | SV% | .903 |
1 | SO | 6 |
8 | Quality Starts | 29 |
.400 | QS% | .604 |
8 | Bad Starts | 12 |
132 | Goals All.% | 101 |
-15.35 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -0.67 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/4/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 |
5/2/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | W5-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 36 | 35 | .972 |
4/28/22 NJ | Gillies ML N/A | W6-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
4/24/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 18 | 17 | .944 |
4/21/22 WPG | Comrie ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 22 | 20 | .909 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/14/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | W6-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 39 | 36 | .923 |
4/9/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | L3-6 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 43 | 39 | .907 |
4/7/22 NYR | Shesterkin ML N/A | L0-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
4/5/22 COL | Kuemper ML N/A | L4-6 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 31 | 26 | .839 |
4/2/22 COL | Kuemper ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 38 | 35 | .921 |
Betting Trends
CAR | Betting Trends | PIT |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
4 | Avg Score | 3 |
2.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
2.33 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
1.33 | Avg Opp Score | 1.33 |
CAR | Betting Trends | PIT |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
5-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
3.2 | Avg Score | 2.8 |
1.8 | Avg Opp Score | 1.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
3.4 | Avg Score | 3.6 |
2 | Avg Opp Score | 1.4 |
CAR | Betting Trends | PIT |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
9-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
3.5 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
2.1 | Avg Opp Score | 2.1 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
2.9 | Avg Score | 2.9 |
2.1 | Avg Opp Score | 2.3 |
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Carolina Hurricanes
Last time out, Carolina hosted the New Jersey Devils and won 4-1. The Hurricanes scored just 20 seconds into the game and that was the start of their dominating win. Carolina scored two more goals in the second period and led 3-0 going into the second intermission. New Jersey got on the board late in the third period, but it was too little too late.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Staal, Teuvo Teravainen, and Stefan Noesen scored for Carolina. Six different Hurricanes recorded an assist in the win.
The Hurricanes have been balanced this season as Andrei Svechnikov leads the way with 17 goals, Brent Burns with 18 assists, and Martin Necas has a team high 30 points. Carolina is scoring 2.94 goals per game and allow just 2.53.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh hosted the New York Rangers and earned a 3-2 win. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead just 22 seconds into the game and led by that score until late in the second period. Pittsburgh scored two late second period goals, plus the first third period goal, to get the win. New York made it a one-goal game with 10 minutes left, but they could not get the game-tying goal.
Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust each scored power play goals, and Sidney Crosby ended up scoring what would be the game-winning goal. Five Penguins had an assist in the win.
Sidney Crosby is aging like a fine wine as he leads the Penguins with 18 goals, 24 assists, and 42 points this season. Pittsburgh is scoring 3.44 goals per game and allow 2.84.
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