Carolina vs. Boston: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

The Hurricanes have had a good start to the new season and have taken a place in the upper part of the Eastern Conference standings since the first weeks of the regular season. The Raleigh team has scored 12 points in eight games and can improve its position in the very near future. Rod Brindamour men have played six games away and have won five of them. The Hurricanes stumbled in Missouri (3:4), but then beat Edmonton (3:2, OT), Calgary (4:2), Seattle (4:1) and Vancouver (4:3, OT) in turn. The hosts have not played at the Lenovo Center arena for a long time, but now they have a long series of games on their home court.

Carolina, as a rule, is very good at converting its moments in attack. Jordan Staal squad has scored at least three goals in all games except the opening one. The leader of the attack at the moment is Martin Necas, who has made 11 effective actions (4+7). Another hope of the Hurricanes, Sebastian Aho, has participated in only eight of the team goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Jesper Fasth will miss the game against Boston due to an earlier injury, while Frederik Andersen is questionable.

Interesting trends for betting

• Carolina is averaging more than 34 shots per game.

The hosts take a huge number of shots in each of their matches and convert 9.7% of their chances.

• The Hurricanes are winning 50.2 percent of their faceoffs this fall.

The hosts try to be better than their opponents in all aspects of the game, including on the spot.

Current form

Jim Montgomery men unexpectedly found themselves at the bottom of the Eastern Conference table following the first month of the regular season. Boston has earned only nine points in ten games and is currently not showing the game that fans expect from it. The Massachusetts club has not been able to win within regulation time for five games. The Bears lost in Salt Lake (1:2, OT) and Nashville (0:4), after which they returned home and lost to Dallas (2:5). The visitors were able to gather themselves for a meeting with their archrival from Toronto (4:3, OT), but Brad Marchand team did not have the enthusiasm to last long. In the final game of the home series, the Yellow-Blacks were unable to score a goal in Philadelphia.

Due to a weak defensive performance, Boston has a negative goal difference of 27:34. The Bears are worse at converting their chances and have only made six accurate shots in their last five starts. David Pastrnak is trying to save the situation on his own, but hockey is known to be a team game. The Czech forward scored eight points (6+2) in the goal+pass system, but this is not enough for Boston to win.

Disqualifications and injuries

Boston will come to Raleigh with a full roster.

Interesting trends for betting

• Boston takes 27 shots on goal per game

The visitors don't bother the opposing goalies very often and play a lot without the puck.

• The Bears' opponents make 24 power moves against the guests

Every team in the league knows that Jim Montgomery men can't be given a lot of space.