Sunday’s NHL play includes the Carolina Hurricanes (44-19-6) visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins (35-18-16) at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins are underdogs (+120 on the moneyline) against the Hurricanes (-142) ahead of the contest, which begins at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Penguins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-142)
• Underdog: Penguins (+120)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Penguins Quick Facts

• Carolina has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 37 of 69 games this season.
• Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 37 of 69 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.9, is 0.4 more than Sunday’s over/under.
• These two teams give up 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes net the sixth-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 240 this season.
• Carolina has conceded the ninth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 202 (2.9 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is fifth-best in the league at +38.
• Carolina has recorded 46 power-play goals on 208 chances this season, to rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ 22.12% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 12th in the league.
• Carolina’s offense has recorded nine shorthanded goals this season (third among all squads).
• The Hurricanes have the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 79.59%.
• The Hurricanes win 50.3% of their faceoffs (16th in the NHL).
• Carolina scores on 10.8% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.8 hits and 11.1 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• In 62 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Carolina has won 41 of those games.
• In 49 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -142, the Hurricanes have 33 wins.
• Per the moneyline odds, Carolina has a 58.7% chance of winning this contest.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 24 goals and 47 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 25 goals and 34 assists
• Nikolaj Ehlers: 20 goals and 36 assists
• Brandon Bussi: 26-6-1 record, .895 save percentage, 82 goals conceded

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Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stats Insights

• The Penguins have the NHL’s seventh-best scoring offense (238 total goals, 3.4 per game).
• Pittsburgh has given up 204 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 11th.
• They have a +34 goal differential, which is sixth-best in the league.
• Pittsburgh has put up 49 power-play goals this season (seventh-most in the NHL) on 197 chances.
• The Penguins have the NHL’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 24.87%.
• Pittsburgh has scored five shorthanded goals this season (16th in NHL).
• The Penguins’ league-leading penalty kill rate is 84.24%.
• The Penguins have the 24th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.4%).
• Pittsburgh is shooting 11.9% (sixth in the league).
• The Penguins have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Penguins Moneyline Insights

• This season the Penguins have 19 wins in the 39 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Pittsburgh is 9-13 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +120 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Penguins, implied from the moneyline, is 45.5%.

Penguins Leaders

• Sidney Crosby: 28 goals and 34 assists
• Bryan Rust: 26 goals and 30 assists
• Erik Karlsson: 11 goals and 43 assists
• Stuart Skinner: 20-13-9 record, .889 save percentage, 117 goals given up