Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/17/2024

Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Saturday, February 17, 2024

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -105, VGK -115; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -105, VGK -115; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -105, VGK -115; Over/Under:  6 goals

Carolina Hurricanes:  30-17-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  31-16-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

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Carolina Hurricanes:  6-4-0 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  7-2-1 last 10

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 65 points, a 30-17-5 record overall, and they are 13-11-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Dallas Stars in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Arizona Coyotes still to be played on Friday night. In their game against the Stars, Jordan Staal and Jesper Fast each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Jordan Martinook led the team in assists with 2 while Martin Nečas and Brett Pesce each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Pyotr Kochetkov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 22 shots with 19 saves and a .864 save percentage. Their offense has scored 173 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 153 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 68 points, a 31-16-6 record overall, and they are 19-6-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, losing that one at home 5-3. Michael Amadio, Jonathan Marchessault, and Mark Stone each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Alex Pietrangelo led the team in assists with 2 while Jonathan Marchessault led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 28 shots with 24 saves and a .857 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 172 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 146 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Golden Knights have looked really good in their games this season with their 31-16-6 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West and in a playoff spot right now. They have also looked a lot better on home ice all season with their 19-6-2 home record. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes have also looked good in their games this season with their 30-17-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. The Hurricanes have been really strong on home ice over the last few seasons now but every year they have had the same problem in their road games. They haven't looked nearly as good in their road games this season either with their 13-11-1 road record. They just lost their last game on the road against the Stars and they aren't in a good situation here since they are on the road in a back-to-back situation here. The Hurricanes are only 6-4-0 in their last 10 games but they haven't looked good since coming out of the All-Star break while the Golden Knights are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and have been starting to break the slump they have been in for weeks. The Golden Knights have a huge advantage in this game being on home ice against a weaker road team but they are also catching the Hurricanes in a terrible situation on the back-to-back. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game. 

Hurricanes Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, February 17, 2024 (10:30 pm ET start time) is Golden Knights 5 Hurricanes 2.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 34-27 (-9.4 units) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive road games. 20-15 (-7 units) on the moneyline when playing on back-to-back days. 36-22 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive road games. 24-17 UNDER after 2 consecutive non-conference games.

Vegas Golden Knights: 141-98 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 34-11 (+21.7 units) on the moneyline revenging a road loss versus opponent. 16-8 UNDER in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 7-2 UNDER revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more.

Carolina Hurricanes:  A. Raanta (G) Late Feb - Lower Body. F. Andersen (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Vegas Golden Knights:  P. Cotter (C) Ques Sat - Illness. L. Thompson (G) Ques Sat - Illness. P. Dorofeyev (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. S. Theodore (D) Late Feb - Upper Body. J. Eichel (C) Late Feb - Knee. T. Bjornfot (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. B. Hutton (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

“We had it go the other way earlier in the year, same kind of thing. Nobody really knows. That’s the problem. We should just admit we don’t know, and we live with the calls.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Stars in their game on Tuesday.

“I thought we mismanaged pucks between the blues after the first five minutes. I’m not making excuses but I was concerned today about how our energy level would be. It started out well and then some of the guys we rely on didn’t quite have it tonight either.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Wild in their game on Monday.

LW Svechnikov, Andrei

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Teräväinen, Teuvo

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Kochetkov, Pyotr

LW Cotter, Paul

C Stephenson, Chandler

RW Stone, Mark

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

Points: S. Aho (57)

Goals: S. Aho (19)

Assists: S. Aho (38)

GAA: P. Kochetkov (2.52)

Points: M. Stone (52)

Goals: J. Marchessault (27)

Assists: M. Stone (36)

GAA: A. Hill (2.00)

Coaches:

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (6th season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)