The Carolina Hurricanes head to Utah to take on the Utah Hockey Club. Carolina is second in the Metropolitan Division at 11-3-0. Utah is 6-6-3 and is fifth in the Central Division. Carolina is fourth in scoring, and leads the league in shots per game. On the defensive end, they rank fourth in goals allowed, and first in shots allowed. Pyotr Kochetkov will likely get the start in net with the injury to Andersen. He is 8-1-0 in 9 games with a goals against average of 2.45 and a save percentage of .902 this season. The Utah Hockey Club is 22nd in scoring. They have difficulty creating shots, averaging just 26.2 shots a game which is fourth worst in the League. On the defensive end, they are 27th in save percentage and are giving up 3.07 goals a game. Karel Vejmelka will start in net for Utah. He is 0-3-0 in 4 games with a goals against average of 2.75 and a save percentage of .899 this season. Carolina is 10-4 against the puck line this season. The Hurricanes also have a record of 4-1 against the puck line in their last 5 games against the Arizona Coyotes prior to them moving to Utah. Carolina has one of the top offenses and defenses in the League. Utah is struggling in all aspects at the moment. I will look for value with Carilina on the puck line.

Play on Carolina minus 1,5 goals. This is a 3% play.