Hurricanes vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 14

Both the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at Lenovo Center on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Hurricanes heavy favorites at -270 on the moneyline, and the Canucks are at +220.

Carolina fell in a 4-1 defeat at home its last time out on Nov. 11 against the Washington Capitals. Three Hurricanes skaters recorded one point each, including Shayne Gostisbehere (one assist) and Jackson Blake (one assist).

Vancouver's last game was a home loss, 5-3, to the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 11. Quinn Hughes' three points (three assists) in that outing led the Canucks.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will take home the victory in Friday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Canucks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.03 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Canucks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Canucks matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-270)
• Underdog: Canucks (+220)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• In the 13 times this season the Hurricanes have been a moneyline favorite, they have gone 10-3 in those games.
• Carolina has had moneyline odds of -270 or shorter in just one game this season, and won.
• The Hurricanes' implied moneyline win probability is 73.0% in this matchup.
• Carolina and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in nine of 16 games this season.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been made an underdog 11 times this season, and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
• Vancouver has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +220 odds on them winning this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 31.2% chance to win.
• Vancouver's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 12 of 18 times.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 59 total goals (3.7 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have conceded 46 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking fifth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's second-best goal differential at +13.
• The six power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (to rank 31st in the NHL) have come on 48 power-play chances.
• Carolina ranks 31st in the league with a 12.5% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank sixth among NHL teams.
• Carolina's 81.82% penalty-kill success rate is the 10th-best in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.3% of its faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have an 11.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 15th in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 51 goals this season (2.8 per game), 19th in the NHL.
• The Canucks have given up 63 total goals this season (3.5 per game), 26th in the league.
• Its -12 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• With 11 power-play goals (on 57 chances), the Canucks are 15th in the NHL.
• Vancouver has the league's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (19.3%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have two.
• At 66.67%, Vancouver has the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vancouver wins 45.8% of faceoffs, 29th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.3%, the Canucks are 22nd in the league.