The Carolina Hurricanes will travel to Tempe, Arizona to face the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 9:00 PM ET on Friday night and will air on the NHL Network and Bally Sports South.

The Carolina Hurricanes are in 2^nd place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 30-17-5 and 65 points which also gives them the 4^th best record in the Eastern Conference, however, the Hurricanes are coming off a 2-4 loss on the road against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday which also ended their two-game winning streak. The Hurricanes have been an above-average team offensively and defensively as they are averaging the 11^th most goals per game and have the 2^nd best power-play success rate at 27.65% while averaging 3.33 goals per game and rank 12^th in goals allowed per game with an average of 2.94 goals allowed per game while having the 4^th best penalty-kill percentage at 84.24%. 

Sebastian Aho has played a pivotal role in the success the Hurricanes have had this season as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 19 goals, 38 assists, and 57 points. The Carolina Hurricanes will look to bounce back following the loss against the Stars when they travel to face the Arizona Coyotes.

The Arizona Coyotes enter this game with a record of 23-25-4 and 50 points which puts them in 7^th place in the Central Division and gives them the 4^th worst record in the Western Conference and are on a seven-game losing streak following Wednesday’s 1-3 loss at home against the Minnesota Wild. Arizona has been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league as they are averaging 2.94 goals per game which ranks 22^nd in the NHL, however, the Coyotes have been an above-average power-play unit as they rank 13^th in the league with a power-play success rate of 21.88%. 

Defensively, Arizona has also been slightly below-average as they rank 17^th in goals allowed per game and 20^th in penalty-kill percentage with a penalty-kill percentage of 79.43% while allowing an average of 3.13 goals per game. Clayton Keller has been the best player on the Coyotes as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 21 goals, 28 assists, and 49 points. The Arizona Coyotes will look to end their seven-game losing streak when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

BookMaker has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -205 moneyline favorites on the road against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. Carolina is 8-1-1 in the last ten while having won two of the last three meetings. The Hurricanes have won by an average margin of 1.4 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Carolina has been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference while Arizona has the 4^th worst record in the Western Conference and has been the dominant team in the series, going 8-1-1 in the last ten and winning two of the previous three matchups. However, the Hurricanes have won by an average margin of 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series which is why I am taking the puck line for the Arizona Coyotes at +1.5 when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.