Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/17/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, January 17, 2025

Venue:  Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Knights +120, Hurricanes -142; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Knights +120, Hurricanes -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Knights +120, Hurricanes -145; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  29-12-3 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  26-16-3 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  6-4-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  5-3-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 61 points, a 29-12-3 record overall, and they are 11-6-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Nashville Predators in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-3. Pavel Dorofeyev recorded the hattrick in that one with 3 goals scored. Tomáš Hertl and Victor Olofsson each led the team in assists with 2 while Pavel Dorofeyev led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 22 shots with 18 saves and a .818 save percentage. Their offense has scored 151 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 119 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 55 points, a 26-16-3 record overall, and they are 17-5-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Buffalo Sabres in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-2. Martin Nečas and Jaccob Slavin each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Brent Burns led the team in assists with 2 while Brent Burns led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Dustin Tokarski was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 24 shots with 21 saves and a .875 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 149 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 127 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked really good in their games this season with their 26-16-3 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the East. They have looked great on home ice too with their 17-5-1 home record. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have looked really good in their games this season with their 29-12-3 record overall which has them leading their division in the West. They have been a good road team with their 11-6-3 road record, but they are coming off a loss to the Preds in their last one and they have struggled more in road games this season than they have at home. The Hurricanes haven't looked great lately with 2 losses in a row, coming off a bad road loss to the Sabres in their last one, but they will be looking to bounce back from that bad loss and have looked a lot better on home ice this season. Neither team has been rolling in their games lately either so the Hurricanes definitely have the edge with the home advantage and will be looking to respond after 2 bad losses to bad teams in the league. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Golden Knights Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, January 17, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 144-93 (+25.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 39-31 (+18.2 units) on the moneyline as an underdog. 64-30 (+28.8 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 7-3 UNDER against good defensive teams - opponents average 26.5 shots on goal or less.

Carolina Hurricanes: 143-89 (-5.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 133-79 (-6.2 units) on the moneyline as a favorite. 45-35 (-20.6 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 103-68 UNDER against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances.

Vegas Golden Knights:  L. Cormier (D) Out - Undisclosed. J. Gustafson (C) Out - Undisclosed.

Carolina Hurricanes:  W. Carrier (LW) Day To Day - Lower Body. F. Andersen (G) Out - Knee. T. Jost (C) Out - Lower Body. J. Fast (RW) Out - Neck.

"I've never seen us that listless, get knocked off pucks and lose battles. That's certainly not us. That's not the team I'm used to seeing. We'll have to look a little closer at that in the next couple of days." - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Predators in their game on Tuesday.

“It wasn't good. We essentially just gave goals away, again. The first one can't go in, but we were loose on our gap then a turnover with no pressure on us, we just turn it over, and then with six seconds left we don't line up right on a faceoff win and it's in our net. We just made poor decisions tonight and you can't do that in this league.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Sabres in their game on Wednesday.

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Jack Eichel

RW Mark Stone

LD Brayden McNabb

RD Shea Theodore

G Ilya Samsonov

LW Seth Jarvis

C Sebastian Aho

RW Jack Roslovic

LD Jaccob Slavin

RD Brent Burns

G Dustin Tokarski

Points: J. Eichel (54)

Goals: P. Dorofeyev (19)

Assists: J. Eichel (43)

GAA: A. Hill (2.54)

Points: M. Necas (51)

Goals: J. Roslovic (17)

Assists: M. Necas (35)

GAA: F. Andersen (1.49)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (3rd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (7th season)