Hurricanes vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 7

The Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will face each other on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Hurricanes (-325) versus Sharks (+260) appears like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

Carolina claimed a 6-3 home victory against the Nashville Predators its last time out on Dec. 6. Jackson Blake (two goals and one assist) and Nikolaj Ehlers (one goal and two assists) both had three points for the Hurricanes.

San Jose lost 4-1 on the road against the Dallas Stars in its last game on Dec. 5. Ty Dellandrea (one assist) and Nick Leddy (one assist) were among the three Sharks skaters who collected one point each in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will bring home the win in Sunday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 3 - Sharks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.07 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-325)
• Underdog: Sharks (+260)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes are 16-8 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Carolina has not played with moneyline odds of -325 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Hurricanes' implied win probability is 76.5%.
• In 14 of 27 matches this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have been an underdog 29 times, and won 13, or 44.8%, of those games.
• San Jose has been at least a +260 moneyline underdog three times this season, and lost each of those games.
• The Sharks have a 27.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• San Jose has played 13 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 92 total goals (3.4 per game) rank eighth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 77 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank ninth.
• Its goal differential (+15) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The 12 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank 28th in the NHL (on 82 power-play chances).
• Carolina's 14.63% power-play conversion rate ranks 27th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have scored three shorthanded goals this season (fifth among NHL teams).
• Carolina has the league's 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.75%).
• Carolina wins 49.2% of its faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes shoot 10.2% as a team (21st in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• With 81 goals (2.8 per game), San Jose has the NHL's 24th-ranked offense.
• The Sharks allow 3.3 goals per game (97 in total), 27th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -16, the team is 28th in the league.
• With 20 power-play goals (on 108 chances), the Sharks are eighth-best in the NHL.
• San Jose has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (18.52%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sharks have two.
• San Jose's has the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.41%).
• San Jose is 24th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.7%).
• The Sharks' 11.6% shooting percentage is ninth in the league.