Hurricanes vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 8

The Carolina Hurricanes and Anaheim Ducks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The Ducks are underdogs on the road, at +170, and the Hurricanes are -205.

Carolina grabbed a 6-3 victory at home its last time out on Jan. 6 against the Dallas Stars. Andrei Svechnikov led the Hurricanes with four points (four assists).

Anaheim played on the road in its last game on Jan. 6, and fell 5-2 against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Ducks got two points each out of Jackson LaCombe (two assists) and Troy Terry (two assists).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will win the game in Thursday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Anaheim Ducks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Ducks 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.03 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Ducks Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Ducks game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-205)
• Underdog: Ducks (+170)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have been victorious in 25 of their 38 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (65.8%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -205 or shorter, Carolina is 10-2 (winning 83.3% of the time).
• The Hurricanes' implied moneyline win probability is 67.2% in this game.
• Carolina and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 22 of 43 games this season.

Ducks Betting Insights

• The Ducks have been made an underdog 31 times this season, and won 15, or 48.4%, of those games.
• Anaheim has played as a moneyline underdog of +170 or longer twice so far this season. They split the games 1-1.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 37.0% chance of victory for the Ducks.
• Anaheim's games this season have had over 6.5 goals 29 of 43 times.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the fifth-most goals in the league (143 total, 3.3 per game).
• The Hurricanes have conceded 129 total goals (three per game), ranking 15th in NHL action in goals against.
• Its +14 goal differential is the sixth-best in the league.
• The 26 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (on 132 power-play chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
• Carolina has the league's 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.7%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank fourth among NHL teams.
• Carolina's 78.69% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
• Carolina wins 49.6% of its faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes make 10.4% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Ducks Key Stats

• With 141 goals (3.3 per game), Anaheim has the NHL's eighth-best offense.
• The Ducks have conceded 158 total goals this season (3.7 per game), 32nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -17, the team is 27th in the league.
• With 24 power-play goals (on 136 chances), the Ducks are 18th in the NHL.
• Anaheim scores on 17.65% of its power plays, No. 23 in the league.
• The Ducks have six shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• The 76.55% penalty-kill percentage of Anaheim is 27th in the NHL.
• Anaheim wins 46.7% of faceoffs, 29th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.6% shooting percentage of the Ducks is 20th in the league.