Saturday’s NHL offering features a contest between the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes (46-25-4, -250 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Boston Bruins (30-37-9, +205 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-250)
• Underdog: Bruins (+205)
• Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Carolina has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 39 of 75 games this season.
• So far this season, 50.0% of Boston’s games (38/76) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
• These two teams combine to average 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than the over/under set for this match.
• These two teams concede a combined 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 more than this game’s over/under.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes’ 246 goals this season make them the seventh-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Carolina has conceded the seventh-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 200 (2.7 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is sixth-best in the league at +46.
• Carolina’s 44 power-play goals this season (18th in the NHL) have come on 232 chances.
• The Hurricanes are ranked 23rd in the league with an 18.97% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Carolina’s offense has netted 10 shorthanded goals this season (third among all teams).
• The Hurricanes kill 84.62% of opponent power plays, currently the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes win the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 52.5%.
• Carolina scores on 10.4% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.1 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has won 43 of the 69 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Hurricanes have been victorious in 15 of the 19 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -250.
• The moneyline odds imply that Carolina has a 71.4% chance of winning this contest.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 28 goals and 42 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 30 goals and 31 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 19 goals and 26 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 26-14-3 record, .898 save percentage, 112 goals allowed

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins’ 197 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 29th in the NHL.
• Boston has allowed 251 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 26th.
• Their 29th-ranked goal differential is -54.
• Boston has put up 33 power-play goals this season (on 217 chances). That ranks 27th in the NHL.
• The Bruins’ power-play conversion rate (15.21%) ranks 29th in the league.
• Boston has scored six shorthanded goals.
• The Bruins’ 23rd-ranked penalty kill rate is 76%.
• The Bruins win 51.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the ninth-best rate in the NHL.
• Boston’s collective 9.8% shooting percentage ranks 25th in the league.
• The Bruins have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been listed as the underdog 44 times this season, and upset their opponent 12 times.
• Boston has four games this season playing as the underdog by +205 or longer, and is 1-3 in those contests.
• The Bruins have a 32.8% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 37 goals and 52 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 14 goals and 31 assists
• Morgan Geekie: 27 goals and 18 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 20-28-6 record, .893 save percentage, 164 goals conceded