Hurricanes vs. Bruins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 17

Two of the top clubs in the Eastern Conference will battle when the Carolina Hurricanes (12-5-1, second place) visit the Boston Bruins (12-8, fourth) on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Hurricanes heavy favorites at -180 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Bruins are at +150.

Carolina suffered a 4-3 overtime loss at home its last time out on Nov. 15 against the Edmonton Oilers. The Hurricanes got one point apiece out of seven skaters, including Logan Stankoven (one assist) and Taylor Hall (one assist).

In its most recent game on Nov. 15, Boston secured a 3-2 road victory against the Montreal Canadiens. David Pastrnak had two points (two assists) in that matchup for the Bruins.

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we predict to secure the win in Monday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Bruins Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Bruins 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.92 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Bruins Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-180)
• Underdog: Bruins (+150)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes are 11-4 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Carolina is 7-1 when it has played with moneyline odds of -180 or shorter (87.5% win percentage).
• The Hurricanes have a 64.3% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 18 games this season.

Bruins Betting Insights

• This season the Bruins have been an underdog 17 times, and won 10, or 58.8%, of those games.
• Boston has gone 4-3 when it's been set as an underdog of +150 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 40.0% chance of victory for the Bruins.
• Boston has played 12 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the fourth-most goals in the league (66 total, 3.7 per game).
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 53 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 12th in league action.
• It has the league's third-best goal differential at +13.
• The seven power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (to rank 31st in the NHL) have come on 52 power-play chances.
• Carolina is 31st in the league with a 13.46% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank eighth among NHL teams.
• Carolina kills 79.31% of opponent power plays, the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 50% of its faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have a 10.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 18th in the league.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 67 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank second in the NHL.
• The Bruins' total of 66 goals conceded (3.3 per game) is 27th in the league.
• Its +1 goal differential ranks 13th in the league.
• The Bruins have 17 power-play goals (on 67 chances), third in the NHL.
• Boston scores on 25.37% of its power plays, No. 6 in the league.
• The 82.05% penalty-kill percentage of Boston is 10th in the league.
• Boston is seventh in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.9%).
• With a shooting percentage of 12.5%, the Bruins are fifth in the league.