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NHL Betting Picks and Predictions: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
October 24, 2023
The Carolina Hurricanes will travel to Tampa, Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM ET with the game airing on Bally Sports South.
Carolina enters this game with a record of 3-3 following a 4-6 loss on the road against Colorado on Saturday. The Hurricanes scored four goals with Michael Bunting, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brent Burns, and Jaccob Slavin accounting for the four goals. Stefan Noesen recorded two assists while Jack Drury, Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Martin Necas, Dmitry Orlov, and Jaccob Slavin recorded an assist apiece. Pyotr Kochetkov had 22 saves off of 28 shots on goal with a .786 save percentage while allowing six goals in the loss against the Colorado Avalanche.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 4.5 goals per game with a 26.7 power-play success rate while allowing an average of 5 goals per game with a 67.9% penalty-kill percentage. Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jaccob Slavin are tied for the team lead in points with 7. Seth Jarvis and Teuvo Teravainen are tied for the team lead in goals with 6 goals apiece this season.
Stefan Noesen and Brady Skjei are tied for the team lead in assists with 5 assists apiece on the year. Frederik Andersen will be the starting goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes when they travel to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andersen is 2-0 this season with a .855 save percentage while allowing an average of 4.15 goals per game.
The Tampa Bay Lightning enter this game with a record of 2-2-2 following a 3-4 overtime loss at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Tampa Bay scored three goals with Nikita Kucherov scoring two goals and Alex Barre-Boulet accounting for the other goal against Toronto. Brayden Point recorded two assists while Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, and Mikhail Sergachev recorded an assist apiece. Jonas Johansson had 48 saves off of 52 shots on goal with a .923 save percentage while allowing four goals in the loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Lightning are averaging 3.33 goals per game this season with a 35% power play success rate while allowing an average of 4 goals per game with a 92.3% penalty-kill percentage. Nikita Kucherov leads the team in points and goals with 9 points and 6 goals this season. Brayden Point leads the team in assists with 7 assists on the year. Jonas Johansson will be the starting goalie for the Tampa Bay Lightning when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday evening. Johansson is 2-1-2 on the year with a .902 save percentage and is allowing an average of 3.58 goals per game.
BookMaker has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -121 moneyline favorites on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday evening. Tampa Bay is 5-2-3 in the last ten games in the series while both teams are averaging 2.6 goals per game in those matchups while the Hurricanes have won two of the last three games and have won by an average margin of 1 goal per game in those contests.
Carolina has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three matchups, and has won by an average margin of 1 goal per game in those contests. Frederik Andersen has also won both games in which he was the starting goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes this season. Take the moneyline for the Carolina Hurricanes when they travel to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday evening.
Spooky Express Pick: Carolina Hurricanes Moneyline (-121)
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