San Jose Sharks vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 10/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+220) Hurricanes (-300)

The Carolina Hurricanes (3-4-0) will try to beat the San Jose Sharks (0-5-1) at PNC Arena on Friday. The odds on this game have San Jose at +220 and Carolina is coming in at -300. The over/under is 6.

The San Jose Sharks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-1 loss against the Panthers their last time out. San Jose accounted for 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Sharks offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. Moreover, they had 3 attempts on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. For the game, they converted 1 out of the 28 shots they attempted.

While playing at even strength, the Sharks have surrendered 16 goals while having 5 themselves. San Jose Sharks opponents have totaled 23 power play tries (17th in the league) and have scored 6 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 8 goals (32nd in the league) on the season and have conceded 22. San Jose has taken 147 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 5.4%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 1 points and their points percentage is .083. The Sharks have had 231 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. San Jose skates onto the rink with 20 power play opportunities and they have scored 3 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 15.00%.

The man in goal for this game is Mackenzie Blackwood. Opponents have racked up 438 goals versus Blackwood in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.98. Blackwood has played in 156 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 8,806 mins guarding the cage. He has earned an overall mark of 65-60-19 and he started in 147 games. Over the course of his pro career, Blackwood has compiled 76 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .517. Blackwood has had 4,658 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 4,220 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Carolina faced the Lightning in a matchup where the Hurricanes ended up losing by a tally of 3-0. They had 4 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Hurricanes scored 0 goals of the 32 shots on goal they attempted.

Carolina has taken 233 shots (1st in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.59%, while allowing their opponents 187 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 68.75% on their opponents 32 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 82.4%. They have earned 34 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.53%. The Hurricanes have accumulated 19 goals at even strength and 8 goals (5th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 33 goals to be scored by of a combination of 23 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched a total of 27 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .429.

For the opposition you are going to see Antti Raanta between the pipes. He has compiled 6,300 saves out of the 6,870 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .917. Raanta is the owner of a career record of 128-74-27 and has been in goal for 256 games. He has been a starter 233 contests and has racked up 13,953 minutes. Raanta's quality start rate comes out to 60.5% and he has accumulated 141 quality starts in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 2.45 goals per game and he has given up 570 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-300)

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