Hurricanes vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 14

The Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The Flyers are big underdogs on the road, at +205, and the Hurricanes are -250.

Carolina won in a shootout on the road its last time out on Dec. 13 against the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3, taking the shootout 1-0 to grab the victory. Shayne Gostisbehere had two points (two assists) for the Hurricanes.

Philadelphia lost at home 4-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 13 in its last game, falling 1-0 in a shootout. Trevor Zegras led the Flyers with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which team will emerge victorious in Sunday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Flyers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Flyers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Flyers matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-250)
• Underdog: Flyers (+205)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes are 19-9 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Carolina is 5-1 (victorious in 83.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -250 or shorter.
• The Hurricanes have a 71.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Carolina's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 19 times.

Flyers Betting Insights

• This season the Flyers have been an underdog 21 times, and won nine, or 42.9%, of those games.
• Philadelphia has played as an underdog of +205 or more one time this season and lost that game.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Flyers have a 32.8% chance to win.
• Philadelphia has played 16 games this season that ended with more than 5.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the eighth-most goals in the league (102 total, 3.3 per game).
• The Hurricanes have given up 87 total goals (2.8 per game), the eighth-fewest in NHL action.
• Its +15 goal differential is the fifth-best in the league.
• The 14 power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (to rank 28th in the NHL) have come on 93 power-play chances.
• Carolina's 15.05% power-play conversion rate ranks 29th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have scored four shorthanded goals this season (fifth among NHL squads).
• Carolina's 78.82% penalty-kill success rate ranks 20th in the league.
• Carolina has the 18th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.7%.
• The Hurricanes connect on 10% of their shots (25th in the league).

Flyers Key Stats

• Philadelphia has 85 goals this season (2.8 per game), 26th in the league.
• The Flyers' total of 84 goals conceded (2.8 per game) is fifth in the NHL.
• Its +1 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
• The Flyers have 14 power-play goals (28th in NHL) on 81 chances.
• Philadelphia has the league's 23rd-ranked power-play percentage (17.28%).
• The 81.52% penalty-kill percentage of Philadelphia is 16th in the NHL.
• Philadelphia wins 48.9% of faceoffs, 21st-ranked in the NHL.
• The 11.4% shooting percentage of the Flyers is ninth in the league.