Ducks at Hurricanes Prediction
Carolina Hurricanes (22-13-5) vs Anaheim Ducks (14-25-1)
Game Info: Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm (PNC Arena)
Betting Odds: Carolina Hurricanes -333 / Anaheim Ducks +255 --- Over/Under: 13
The Anaheim Ducks and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the PNC Arena on Thursday night. Can Anaheim stop the bleeding with an upset win? Or will Carolina add to Anaheim’s misery? Let’s dive in and find out with our Ducks vs. Hurricanes Prediction.
Anaheim Ducks Team Preview
The Anaheim Ducks come into this one looking to build on a 5-3 win over Nashville in their last outing. Frank Vatrano has a team-high 29 points including a team-high 19 goals and 10 assists while Mason McTavish has 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists. Troy Terry also has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 assists. Lukas Dostal has posted a 7-9-1 record with a 3.47 GAA and a .903 save percentage in goal for Anaheim while John Gibson is 7-16 with a 2.97 GAA and a .903 save percentage.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes come into this one looking to bounce back from a 2-1 shootout loss to the Blues in their last game. Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 46 points including 15 goals and a team-high 31 assists while Seth Jarvis has 28 points split between 14 goals and 14 assists. Martin Necas, Andrei Svechnikov and Michael Bunting each have 26 points with 9 goals and 17 assists and Brady Skjei also has 24 points with 18 assists. In goal, Frederik Andersen has gone 4-1 with a 2.87 GAA and an .894 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 7-5-2 with a 3.37 GAA and an .861 save percentage and Pyotr Kochetkov is 11-7-3 with a 2.50 GAA and an .903 save percentage.
Ducks vs. Hurricanes Prediction
I’m sticking with Carolina -1.5 for now. The Hurricanes are still the better team and I need more than one good performance from the Ducks to crown this team and give them some love for the plus money in a step up spot. I think the Hurricanes beat up on the Ducks here so give me Carolina -1.5 here.
The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.
