Hurricanes vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 18

The Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames are coming off a victory and a defeat, respectively, heading into their meeting at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. The Flames are big underdogs despite being the hosts, at +180, and the Hurricanes are -218.

Carolina earned a 3-2 road victory against the Winnipeg Jets its last time out on Oct. 17. Pyotr Kochetkov had 21 saves for the Hurricanes while allowing two Jets goals.

Calgary's most recent game was a road loss, 6-2, against the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 15. Six Flames players had one point each in that outing, including Morgan Frost (one assist) and Joel Farabee (one assist).

Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Sunday's contest.

Hurricanes vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Flames 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Flames Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Flames matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-218)
• Underdog: Flames (+180)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have won 77.8% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (7-2).
• Carolina has won all three games when it played with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter.
• The Hurricanes have a 68.6% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• In four games this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Flames Betting Insights

• This season the Flames have been an underdog five times, and won one of those games.
• Calgary has played as a moneyline underdog of +180 or longer two times so far this season. They lost both games.
• The implied probability of a win by the Flames, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• Calgary has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in four of seven games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the fourth-most goals in the NHL (34 total, 3.8 per game).
• The Hurricanes have given up 21 total goals (only 2.3 per game), ranking fifth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+13) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 10 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (on 37 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
• Carolina has the league's sixth-best power-play conversion rate (27.03%).
• The two shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank second among NHL squads.
• Carolina has the league's second-best penalty-kill percentage (93.55%).
• Carolina has the 15th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51.1%.
• The Hurricanes make 11.5% of their shots (14th in the league).

Flames Key Stats

• With 14 goals (two per game), Calgary has the league's 30th-ranked offense.
• The Flames have allowed 35 total goals this season (five per game), 30th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -21, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Flames have three power-play goals (on 15 chances), 25th in the NHL.
• Calgary has the league's 16th-ranked power-play percentage (20%).
• This season, the Flames have one shorthanded goal (ninth in league).
• The 80% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is 17th in the NHL.
• At 49.8%, Calgary has the NHL's 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Flames' 6.8% shooting percentage is 30th in the league.