The Carolina Hurricanes (14-9-1) seek to stop their losing skid, while the Edmonton Oilers (9-12-1) aim to continue their win streak on Wednesday, December 6 at 9:30 PM ET. Both teams have a great shot at winning, as the moneyline odds wow both teams at -110.

The Hurricanes are 2-3 over their last five games and feature a recent 2-1 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets. In that defeat, they shot an aggressive 43 times and could not hit the net but just once. This will need to change for the upcoming matchup.

Teuvo Teravainen leads the team with 11 goals scored overall, ranking him 27^th in the league. Sebastian Aho leads the offense in points (22) and assists (14). 

The Hurricanes are getting 3.38 goals and 34.5 shot attempts a game. They have scored a total of 18 goals in power play opportunities, with a power play percentage at 21.4.

They are slowing teams to 3.21 goals and 24.6 shots a game, which is not a lot of room for error. They have also given up 18 goals in power plays, essentially canceling out any progress in those moments, and have a penalty kill percentage at 77.2.

The Oilers have been successful in their last four games and won two of them by at least five goals. Their most recent success was a 3-1 performance over the Jets as well. They scored all three goals in the final period of action to put themselves ahead.

Zach Hyman has put up 12 goals total for the Oilers and ranks 16^th in the amount of goals accumulated. However, they will need more from him if they want tk find success.

The Oilers are getting 3.32 goals and obtaining 33.4 shots each game. They have earned 21 power play goals and feature a power play percentage at 26.6, which is slightly higher than the Hurricanes.

Their defense allows 3.59 goals and 28.5 shots, which is not the defense you want to have here. They have also given up 19 power play goals overall, but have a penalty kill percentage at 78.2.

MyBookie’s moneyline odds show that this matchup is a toss up, as both teams appear to have an equal shot at winning. On paper, the Hurricanes could have a slight edge.

The Oilers are in a weird situation since they have been playing well lately. Their stats point to a few issues, which is hard to see if they are finally playing consistently or not.