Anaheim Ducks (18-24-5) at Carolina Hurricanes (27-18-2)
NHL Hockey: Friday, January 17, 2020 at 7:30 pm (PNC Arena)
The Line: Carolina Hurricanes / Anaheim Ducks --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Anaheim Ducks and Carolina Hurricanes meet Friday in NHL action at the PNC Arena.
The Anaheim Ducks need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.4 goals per game and are scoring on 14.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Jakob Silfverberg leads Anaheim with 15 goals, Ryan Getzlaf has 19 assists and Rickard Rakell has 115 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 77.3 percent of their opponents power plays. John Gibson has given up 104 goals on 1,090 shots faced and Ryan Miller has allowed 36 goals on 358 shots. The Anaheim Ducks have allowed three or more goals in seven of their last eight games.
The Carolina Hurricanes need a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 23 goals, Teuvo Teravainen has 34 assists and Dougie Hamilton has 168 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponents power plays. Petr Mrazek has allowed 77 goals on 816 shots and James Reimer has given up 43 goals on 517 shots. The Carolina Hurricanes have allowed three or more goals in eight of their last 12 games.
The Ducks are 8-3 in their last 11 Friday games, 16-35 in their last 51 road games and 3-9 in their last 12 games playing on 0 days rest. The Hurricanes are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 0 days rest, 36-16 in their last 52 home games and 37-18 in their last 55 vs. Western Conference. The over is 5-1 in Ducks last 6 road games. The under is 4-1 in Hurricanes last 5 overall. The Ducks are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Carolina and 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 12-5 in the last 17 meetings. The road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The under is 8-3-2 in the last 13 meetings in Carolina.
The Anaheim Ducks have won eight of the last 10 meetings against the Hurricanes, so a case can be made here for the road team. However, the Ducks are trash on the road and have a major defensive issue they need to fix. The Carolina Hurricanes have obvious issues of their own, but they usually play well at home and are due for a bounce back victory. These hiccups the Hurricanes are experiencing can't continue forever. I'll lean toward Carolina in this spot.
Randy’s Pick Carolina Hurricanes
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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