The Carolina Hurricanes (12-5) host the Edmonton Oilers (8-7-4) on Saturday, Nov. 15, with the Hurricanes coming off a win in their last game and the Oilers a defeat. The bookmakers see this as a tight game, with the Hurricanes -120 to win on the moneyline, and the Oilers at +100.
Carolina earned a 4-3 home victory over the Vancouver Canucks in its last game on Nov. 14. Shayne Gostisbehere (three assists) and Andrei Svechnikov (two goals and one assist) both had three points for the Hurricanes.
Edmonton’s most recent game was a road loss, 5-4, against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 13. Evan Bouchard led the Oilers with three points (three assists) in that outing.
Here is our prediction for who will secure the win in Saturday’s matchup.
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Ahead of the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Hurricanes 4 – Oilers 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
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Hurricanes vs. Oilers Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Oilers matchup.
Favorite: Hurricanes (-120)Underdog: Oilers (+100)Hurricanes Betting InsightsThe Hurricanes are 11-3 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.Carolina is 10-3 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter (76.9% win percentage).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hurricanes have an implied probability of 54.5% to win.Carolina’s 17 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals 10 times.Oilers Betting InsightsThis season the Oilers have been an underdog in three games, and failed to win any of them.This season Edmonton has been at least a +100 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Oilers have a 50.0% chance to win.Edmonton has played 10 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.Hurricanes Key StatsCarolina’s 63 total goals (3.7 per game) make it the fifth-highest scoring team in the league.The Hurricanes rank 11th in goals against, allowing 49 total goals (2.9 per game) in NHL action.It has the league’s second-best goal differential at +14.The seven power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (on 50 power-play chances) rank 29th in the NHL.Carolina is 31st in the league with a 14% power-play conversion rate.The two shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank seventh among NHL teams.Carolina kills 80.7% of opponent power plays, the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Carolina has the 15th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.4%.The Hurricanes shoot 11.1% as a team (16th in the league).Oilers Key StatsWith 58 goals (3.0 per game), Edmonton has the NHL’s eighth-best offense.The Oilers have given up 65 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 28th in the league.Its -7 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.With 15 power-play goals (on 50 chances), the Oilers are fourth-best in the NHL.Edmonton’s power-play percentage (30) puts the team third in the league.This season, the Oilers have two shorthanded goals (seventh in league).At 82%, Edmonton has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.Edmonton is ninth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.5%).The 10.7% shooting percentage of the Oilers is 21st in the league.
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