Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/08/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 8, 2024

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  32-15-4 (2nd place, Central Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  28-16-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Colorado Avalanche:  6-3-1 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  6-3-1 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game with 68 points, a 32-15-4 record overall, and they are 12-10-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New Jersey Devils in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-3. Samuel Girard, Cale Makar, and Mikko Rantanen each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Jonathan Drouin led the team in assists with 2 while Cale Makar led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Justus Annunen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 30 shots with 26 saves and a .867 save percentage. Their offense has scored 194 goals this season averaging 3.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 160 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 61 points, a 28-16-5 record overall, and they are 15-6-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2. Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brent Burns, Seth Jarvis, and Teuvo Teräväinen each led the team in assists with 1 while Martin Nečas led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Pyotr Kochetkov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 19 shots with 16 saves and a .842 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 165 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 147 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked really good in their games this season with their 28-16-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They are fighting to keep their playoff spot right now and they have looked great on home ice this year with their 15-6-4 home record. Meanwhile, the Avalanche have also looked really good in their games this season with their 32-15-4 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. They are also fighting to keep their playoff spot right now in a competitive division but they haven't looked like the same team in their road games this season. They have a 12-10-4 road record this season and they are coming off a bad loss in their last game too. The Hurricanes are also coming off a loss in their last game but they played in a much closer 3-2 loss against the Canucks who are leading the NHL right now in points and the Hurricanes are going to be looking to bounce back on home ice here where they have looked so good this season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Avalanche Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, February 8, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 4 Avalanche 2.

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Colorado Avalanche: 158-83 (+14.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 18-8 (+8.2 units) on the moneyline after 2 or more consecutive losses. 27-12 (+8.4 units) on the moneyline after allowing 5 goals or more. 30-20 OVER in all games. 8-3 OVER after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals. 12-6 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Carolina Hurricanes: 48-35 (-7.5 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 23-20 (-11.4 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 49-38 (-12.2 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 8-2 OVER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 14-7 OVER in non-conference games. 

Colorado Avalanche:  V. Nichushkin (RW) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Francouz (G) out for season - Groin. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee.

Carolina Hurricanes:  A. Svechnikov (RW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. F. Andersen (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

“We were chasing the game a little bit. We were doing some good things right down to two minutes left. It was a slapshot right in the middle of the hash marks that cost us." - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Devils in their game on Tuesday.

“Bounces didn’t go our way. It was a frustrating game. They were good. They did what they wanted to do, and then I thought we did what we wanted to do in the third. We weren’t able to capitalize.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Canucks in their game on Tuesday.

LW Drouin, Jonathan

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Annunen, Justus

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Kochetkov, Pyotr

Points: N. MacKinnon (85)

Goals: N. MacKinnon (32)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (53)

GAA: A. Georgiev (2.88)

Points: S. Aho (55)

Goals: S. Aho (18)

Assists: S. Aho (37)

GAA: P. Kochetkov (2.60)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (8th season)

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