The Carolina Hurricanes (18-6-6) will host the Pittsburgh Penguins (18-8-4) — who’ve won six straight on the road — on Sunday at 5:00 PM ET. The Hurricanes are listed at to win on the moneyline, while the Penguins currently have odds to win this matchup. The over/under has been set at in this matchup.
The betting insights in the following article are based off odds valid as of December 18, 2022 at 7:13 AM ET. See the table below for the latest odds on this contest and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Hurricanes Vs Penguins Betting Odds
Injury Report as of December 18
Hurricanes: Max Pacioretty: Out (Achilles), Jake Gardiner: Out (Hip), Frederik Andersen: Out (Undisclosed), Cavan Fitzgerald: Out (Undisclosed), Ondrej Kase: Out (Concussion), Sebastian Aho: Questionable (Lower Body)
Penguins: Jason Zucker: Out (Lower Body), Evgeni Malkin: Questionable (Leg), Jeff Petry: Out (Hand)
Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Hurricanes |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (6) |
| Spread Pick | Penguins (+1.5) |
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.
Hurricanes Vs Penguins Team Stats
| Hurricanes Avg. (Rank) | Penguins Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.90 (25th) | Goals Scored | 3.53 (6th) |
| 2.63 (5th) | Goals Allowed | 2.87 (13th) |
| 35.0 (3rd) | Shots | 33.5 (7th) |
| 26.0 (1st) | Shots Allowed | 33.8 (29th) |
Hurricanes Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Necas | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 101 | 4 | +6 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 30 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 92 | 3 | -1 |
| Sebastian Aho | 26 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 77 | 2 | +2 |
| Brent Burns | 30 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 101 | 2 | +5 |
| Seth Jarvis | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 0 | +6 |
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Penguins Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 30 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 90 | 2 | +5 |
| Jake Guentzel | 26 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 84 | 5 | +3 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 30 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 94 | 3 | +3 |
| Rickard Rakell | 30 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 93 | 3 | +12 |
| Jason Zucker | 27 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 67 | 0 | +6 |
Betting Trends
- The Hurricanes have been a moneyline favorite 24 times this season, and have gone 16-8 in those games.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Hurricanes have an implied win probability of 54.5%.
- The Penguins have been made an underdog six times this season, and won three of those games.
- The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 50.0% chance of victory for the Penguins.
- Carolina’s 30 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 6 goals 12 times.
- Pittsburgh has played 17 games this season that finished with more than 6 goals.
