Saturday’s NHL slate features a matchup between the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes (27-14-3) and the Seattle Kraken (20-14-8) at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes are -305 on the moneyline to win at home against the Kraken (+245) in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Kraken Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-305)
• Underdog: Kraken (+245)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Kraken Quick Facts

• Carolina has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 23 of 44 games this season.
• So far this season, 33.3% of Seattle’s games (14/42) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.4 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.1 for these two clubs.
• The 5.8 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.7 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes score the sixth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 148 this season.
• Carolina ranks 13th in total goals against, giving up 3.0 goals per game (131 total) in NHL play.
• With a +17 goal differential, they’re ranked sixth-best in the league.
• Carolina has put up 26 power-play goals on 134 chances this season, to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ offense has the NHL’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.4%).
• Carolina has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
• The Hurricanes kill 79.2% of their opponent’s power plays, the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes win 49.9% of their faceoffs (17th in the league).
• Carolina has a 10.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 22nd in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.3 hits and 11.3 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has been victorious in 26 of the 39 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• Across one game with moneyline odds shorter than -305, the Hurricanes have not won once.
• The moneyline odds say Carolina has a 75.3% chance of winning this game.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 17 goals and 26 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 12 goals and 23 assists
• Nikolaj Ehlers: 11 goals and 23 assists
• Brandon Bussi: 15-2-1 record, .905 save percentage, 42 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

• The Kraken have scored 116 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 28th in the league.
• Seattle’s 119 total goals allowed (2.8 per game) are the seventh-fewest in the league.
• Their -3 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• Seattle has recorded 27 power-play goals this season (14th in the NHL) on 122 chances.
• The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (22.13%) ranks 11th in the league.
• Seattle has recorded one shorthanded goal.
• The 70.69% penalty-kill percentage the Kraken have amassed is the league’s 32nd-ranked rate.
• The Kraken have the 28th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.9%).
• Seattle is shooting 10.6% (21st in the league).
• The Kraken have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

• The Kraken have been the underdog 37 times this season, and upset their opponent in 17, or 45.9%, of those games.
• Seattle has had moneyline odds of +245 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The win probability for the Kraken, implied from the moneyline, is 29.0%.

Kraken Leaders

• Jordan Eberle: 15 goals and 13 assists
• Chandler Stephenson: 11 goals and 16 assists
• Matthew Beniers: eight goals and 19 assists
• Joey Daccord : 12-9-5 record, .901 save percentage, 71 goals given up