The Carolina Hurricanes (26-16-3) are favored at home (-148 moneyline odds to win) against the Vegas Golden Knights (29-12-3, +124 moneyline odds). The outing on Friday begins at 7:00 PM ET from PNC Arena on NHL Network.

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Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-148)
• Underdog: Golden Knights (+124)
• Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights Quick Facts

• Carolina’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 26 of 45 times.
• So far this season, 56.8% of Vegas’ games (25/44) have had more goals than Friday’s over/under of 5.5.
• Friday’s over/under is 1.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.7 goals per game.
• The 5.5 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.0 less than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes score the seventh-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.3 per game for a total of 149 this season.
• On defense, Carolina is one of the best units in NHL action, giving up 125 total goals to rank 10th.
• The team has the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +24 this season.
• Carolina’s 31 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 139 chances).
• The Hurricanes’ offense has the NHL’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.3%).
• Carolina’s offense has scored four shorthanded goals this season (seventh among all teams).
• The Hurricanes’ 85.07% penalty-kill success rate is currently second-best in the league.
• The Hurricanes’ players win 52.4% of their faceoffs to rank fourth in the league.
• Carolina converts 10.4% of its shots, ranking 18th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes average 18.8 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has gotten the victory in 24 of the 41 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 33 games with moneyline oddds lower than -148, the Hurricanes have 20 wins.
• Carolina has a 59.7% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Martin Necas: 16 goals and 35 assists
• Sebastian Aho: 13 goals and 31 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 15 goals and 17 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 16-9-2 record, .901 save percentage, 70 goals given up

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Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Golden Knights Season Stats Insights

• The Golden Knights have scored the sixth-most goals (150 goals, 3.4 per game) in the league.
• Vegas’ 118 total goals conceded (2.7 per game) are the fifth-fewest in the league.
• Their fourth-best goal differential is +32.
• Vegas has recorded 27 power-play goals this season, which ranks 12th in the NHL (on 103 chances).
• The Golden Knights’ power-play conversion rate (26.21%) is fourth-best in the league.
• Vegas has scored five shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL teams).
• The 78.02% penalty-kill percentage the Golden Knights have registered is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
• The Golden Knights win 51.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the eighth-best rate in the NHL.
• Vegas’ collective 11.1% shooting percentage ranks 10th in the league.
• The Golden Knights have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Golden Knights Moneyline Insights

• The Golden Knights have been listed as the underdog 10 times this season, and upset their opponent five times.
• Vegas has a record of 3-3 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +124 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Golden Knights have a 44.6% chance to win.

Golden Knights Leaders

• Jack Eichel: 11 goals and 43 assists
• Mark Stone: 12 goals and 27 assists
• Shea Theodore: four goals and 32 assists
• Adin Hill: 18-7-2 record, .904 save percentage, 67 goals allowed