Vancouver Canucks vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 1/10/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+172) Hurricanes (-210)

The Carolina Hurricanes (24-15-2) will play the Vancouver Canucks (18-12-10) at PNC Arena on Friday. The odds on this game have Vancouver at +172 and Carolina opens at -210. The over/under is set at 6.

The Vancouver Canucks were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 loss to the Capitals their last time on the ice. Vancouver earned 10 penalty mins in this contest. The Canucks didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. In the game, they scored on 1 out of the 31 shots they attempted.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Vancouver Canucks have earned 120 goals (17th in the league) so far this season and have surrendered 127. For the current campaign, they have recorded 46 points and their points percentage is .575. Vancouver has accounted for 114 power play opportunities and they have scored 26 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 22.81%. At even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 104 goals while earning 94 themselves. Vancouver has tried 1,026 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.7%. The Canucks so far have had 1,103 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 118 power play opportunities (13th in the NHL) and have a total of 23 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Thatcher Demko. Demko has been involved in 226 contests during his hockey career. He has earned a mark of 118-82-20 and he has started in 220 games. The opposition has racked up 618 goals versus Demko in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.89. Demko has had 6,953 shots against him and he has 6,335 total saves. His save percentage sits at .911 in his 12,822 minutes in the crease. In his professional hockey career, Demko has 125 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .568.

Their last time out, Carolina played the Penguins in a game where the Hurricanes earned a victory by a score of 4-3. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing but were not able to net one. The Hurricanes scored 4 goals of the 31 shots on goal they took.

So far this year, the Carolina Hurricanes have a total of 137 goals, 50 points, and a points percentage of .610. They have allowed 115 goals to be scored by way of 96 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes have tallied 107 goals at even strength and 30 goals (7th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 128 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 23.44%. Carolina has tried 1,307 shots (1st in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.48%, while allowing the opposition 1,035 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 84.92% on their opponents 126 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Dustin Tokarski between the pipes. Tokarski has earned a career record of 26-35-12 and has played in 84 games. Tokarski's rate of quality starts comes out to 46.5% and he has made 33 quality starting assignments in his career. He has compiled 2,159 stops out of 2,395 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .901. His opponents are averaging 3.28 goals per contest and he has yielded 236 goals in total. He has been a starter 71 games and has racked up 4,312 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver (+172)

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