The Detroit Red Wings will travel to Raleigh, North Carolina to face the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Friday evening with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET and will air on Bally Sports Detroit and Bally Sports South.

The Red Wings enter this game with a record of 23-16-5 and 51 points which puts them in 3^rd place in the Atlantic Division and gives them the 6^th best record in the Eastern Conference and are on a three-game winning streak following a 3-2 overtime win on the road against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. The success of Detroit this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they are averaging the 4^th most goals per game with an average of 3.6 goals per game. 

Alex DeBrincat has played a pivotal role in the success the Red Wings have had offensively as he is tied for the team lead in assists while leading the team in points with 23 assists and 40 points. However, Detroit has been a below-average team defensively as they rank 22^nd in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.35 goals allowed per game. The Detroit Red Wings will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes have the 3^rd best record in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 24-14-5 and 53 points which also gives them the 5^th best record in the Eastern Conference, however, they are coming off a 2-5 loss at home against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday which also ended their two-game winning streak. Carolina is averaging the 8^th most goals per game and has the 4^th best power-play success rate with an average of 3.44 goals per game and a 27.4% power-play success rate. Sebastian Aho has been one of the best players on the team as he is tied for the team lead in goals while leading the team in assists and points with 15 goals, 33 assists, and 48 points. 

Defensively, the Hurricanes have been slightly above average but have one of the best penalty-kill percentages in the NHL as they are allowing an average of 3.07 goals per game with an 83.57% penalty-kill percentage. The Carolina Hurricanes will look to bounce back following the loss at home against the Kings when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Friday evening.

BookMaker has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -195 moneyline favorites at home against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday evening. Carolina is 5-3-2 in the last ten while having won two of the previous three meetings. The Hurricanes have won by an average margin of .1 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Carolina enters this game with a slightly better record and has been the better team in the series, going 5-3-2 in the last ten and winning two of the last three matchups. However, the Hurricanes have only won by an average margin of .1 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series. Take the puck line for the Detroit Red Wings at +1.5 when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday evening.