The Carolina Hurricanes (2-0) are lopsided favorites when they go on the road against the San Jose Sharks (0-0-2) on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Hurricanes are -250 on the moneyline to win, while the Sharks have +205 moneyline odds.

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Hurricanes vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-250)
• Underdog: Sharks (+205)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Carolina’s games last season finished above this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 35 times.
• San Jose played 36 games last season with more than 6.5 goals.
• The teams combined to score 5.8 goals per game, 0.7 fewer than this one’s total.
• Opponents of these teams averaged 6.6 goals per game combined, 0.1 more than this one’s over/under.
• In terms of goals scored, the Hurricanes were ninth in the league, and the Sharks were 32nd.
• This game features the league’s 32nd-ranked (Sharks) and 10th-ranked (Hurricanes) teams last season in terms of defense.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes’ 266 total goals (3.2 per game) made them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
• Carolina allowed 230 total goals (2.8 per game), the 10th-fewest in NHL action.
• Their goal differential (+36) made them ninth-best in the league.
• The 46 power-play goals Carolina put up last season (20th in the NHL) came via 246 chances.
• The Hurricanes had the league’s 25th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.7%).
• Carolina scored 10 shorthanded goals last season.
• The Hurricanes had a league-leading 83.61% penalty-kill percentage.
• The Hurricanes won the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.7%.
• Carolina scored on 10.2% of its shots (22nd in league).
• The Hurricanes did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 17.2 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• The Hurricanes were 52-34 when favored on the moneyline last season.
• Carolina was 19-5 when playing as a moneyline favorite of -250 or shorter.
• The Hurricanes have a 71.4% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho was one of Carolina’s leading contributors last season with 74 points. He had 29 goals and 45 assists.
• Seth Jarvis contributed with 67 points (32 goals, 35 assists).
• Nikolaj Ehlers scored 24 goals and added 39 assists in 69 games for Carolina.
• In 47 games, Pyotr Kochetkov had a record of 27-16-3. He conceded 121 goals (2.6 goals against average) and racked up 1,050 saves.

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks’ 208 goals last season (2.5 per game) ranked them 32nd in the NHL.
• San Jose’s total of 310 goals allowed (3.8 per game) was 32nd in the league.
• They had the 32nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -102.
• With 42 power-play goals (on 226 chances), San Jose was 25th in the NHL.
• The Sharks’ power-play percentage (18.58) put them 26th in the league.
• San Jose had five shorthanded goals (18th in league).
• The Sharks’ had the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (74.22%).
• The Sharks were 25th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48%).
• San Jose’s 9.4% shooting percentage was 29th in the league.
• The Sharks did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Sharks won 19 of the 81 games, or 23.5%, in which they were an underdog.
• San Jose played 40 games last season as an underdog by +205 or more and went 8-32.
• The implied probability of a win by the Sharks, based on the moneyline, is 32.8%.

Sharks Leaders

• Macklin Celebrini totaled 63 points (0.9 per game) for San Jose last season, with 25 goals and 38 assists in 70 games (playing 19:47 per game).
• William Eklund collected 58 points last season, with 17 goals and 41 assists.
• Tyler Toffoli was a top player on offense for San Jose with 30 goals and 23 assists.
• Alex Nedeljkovic was 14-15-5 last season, giving up 112 goals (3.1 goals against average) with an .894 save percentage (42nd in the league).