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

The Carolina Hurricanes (7-1-1) visit the Calgary Flames (1-6) on Sunday, Oct. 18, with the Hurricanes coming off a victory in their last game and the Flames a loss. Hurricanes (-218) at Flames (+180) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

Carolina won 3-2 on the road its last time out on Oct. 17 against the Winnipeg Jets. Pyotr Kochetkov took the win in goal for the Hurricanes while making 21 saves and giving up two goals.

Calgary lost 6-2 on the road against the Vegas Golden Knights in its most recent game on Oct. 15. The Flames got one point apiece out of six players in that matchup, including Morgan Frost (one assist) and Joel Farabee (one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a peek at which squad we pick to bring home the victory in Sunday's action on the ice.

Hurricanes vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

For 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

Snag a peek below at the most recent 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 had three games with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter and won every time.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Hurricanes have an implied probability of 68.6% to win.
• Carolina's nine matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals four times.

Flames Betting Insights

• This season the Flames have won one of the five games in which they've been an underdog.
• Calgary has played as a moneyline underdog of +180 or longer two times this season. They lost both games.
• The implied probability of a win by the Flames, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• Calgary has played four games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

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

Flames Key Stats

• Calgary's 14 goals on the season (2.0 per game) rank 30th in the league.
• The Flames' total of 35 goals conceded (5.0 per game) is 30th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -21, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Flames have three power-play goals (25th in NHL) on 15 chances.
• Calgary's power-play percentage (20.00) puts the team 16th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Flames have one.
• Calgary's has the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.00%).
• Calgary is 19th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.8%).
• The Flames' 6.8% shooting percentage is 30th in the league.