The Anaheim Ducks will travel to Raleigh, North Carolina to face the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday evening and will air on Bally Sports Southern California and Bally Sports South.

Anaheim enters this game in 7^th place in the Pacific Division with a record of 14-25-1 and 29 points which also gives them the 3^rd worst record in the Western Conference, however, they are coming off a 5-3 win on the road against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday which also ended their five-game losing streak. The Ducks have been the 4^th lowest-scoring team in the NHL as they are averaging 2.49 goals per game and rank 19^th in power-play success rate with a success rate of 18.85%. 

Defensively, Anaheim has also been a below-average team as they rank 22^nd in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.33 goals allowed per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 79.65% which ranks 18^th in the league. Frank Vatrano has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in goals and points with 19 goals and 29 points. The Anaheim Ducks will look to build off the momentum following the win on the road against the Predators when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season and enter this matchup with a record of 22-13-5 and 49 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Metropolitan Division and ties them with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 4^th best record in the conference. The Hurricanes have been one of the best teams offensively in the NHL this season as they rank 8^th in goals per game and 3^rd in power-play success rate with an average of 3.43 goals per game and a power-play success rate of 28.89%. 

The Hurricanes have also been above-average defensively as they are allowing the 12^th fewest goals per game and have the 8^th best penalty-kill percentage as they are allowing an average of 3.05 goals per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 82.68%. The Carolina Hurricanes will look to bounce back following the loss at home against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday evening.

BookMaker has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -350 moneyline favorites at home against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday evening. Anaheim has won seven of the previous ten including the last three matchups in a row against Carolina while winning by an average margin of .3 goals per game over the last ten and 1.67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Carolina is the better team this season, however, Anaheim has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten including the last three matchups. The Ducks have won by an average margin of .3 goals per game over the last ten and 1.67 goals per game over the last three games in the series. Take the puck line for the Anaheim Ducks at +1.5 when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday evening.