Hurricanes vs Maple Leafs Prediction
The Carolina Hurricanes will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.
Hurricanes Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are 44-14-8 this season after they defeated the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 5-3 in their last game. Carolina out shot Winnipeg by a total of 25-24 and won 53.2% of the face-offs in the game. The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.30 goals per game, 2.50 goals against per game, 21.2% on the power play, and 84% on the penalty kill. Martin Necas has led the Hurricanes this season with 25 goals, 36 assists, and 200 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Carolina is Frederik Andersen, who is 17-7-0 this season with a 2.41 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.
Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 40-18-9 this season after they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in a shootout by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Toronto was out shot by a total of 29-18 and went 0-3 on the power play in the loss. The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.39 goals per game, 2.66 goals against per game, 25.2% on the power play, and 80.7% on the penalty kill. Mitch Marner has led the Maple Leafs with 24 goals, 62 assists, and 163 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Ilya Samsonov, who is 23-8-3 this season with a 2.36 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.
Trends
Carolina is 8-0 in their last 8 games against the Atlantic and 7-2 in their last 9 road games. The under is 8-3-1 in Carolina’s last 12 games. Toronto is 7-2 in their last 9 Friday games and 39-19 in their last 58 games against the Metropolitan. The under is 3-1-1 in Toronto’s last 5 home games. The over is 5-2 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings in Toronto.
Pick
Both of these teams come into this game after losing two of their last three games, but Toronto will have the home ice advantage for this matchup. Carolina is one of the best road teams in the NHL, with a record of 20-6-6. These two teams have very similar metrics and this should be a great game, but I am going to side with Toronto at home.
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