Golden Knights vs. Hurricanes Pick

Carolina Hurricanes (39-11-8) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (35-19-6)
March 1, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vegas Golden Knights +120 / Carolina Hurricanes -140; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights meet in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Carolina is a -140 road favorite while Vegas is a +120 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 5.5 goals.

Injuries

For Carolina, Ondrej Kase is out until early March with a concussion while Vegas has Laurent Brossoit as out indefinitely with a lower body injury and Nicolas Roy is questionable with a lower body injury. Logan Thompson is also out indefinitely with a leg injury.

Matchup History

Carolina’s 4-3 OT win over Vegas back on January 25, 2022, made it three straight wins for the Hurricanes in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Carolina is 5-0 in their last 5 road games and 35-16 in their last 51 games overall while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record. Vegas is 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 8-2 in their last 10 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games against the Eastern Conference.

Pick

I’m backing the Hurricanes here. I like Vegas at home more often than not, but the Golden Knights have some scoring issues and I don’t see those issues getting fixed against one of the NHL’s best. Carolina hit a speed bump against the Ducks but I think they get it done here. Give me the Hurricanes.