The Hurricanes are coming into this game with a 1-1-0 record this season and they are going to have some confidence here as they just picked up their 1st win of the season. They are coming off of a 4-2 win at home against the Devils in their last game and their defense was much better in that game compared to their 1st one. They are playing their 1st road game of the season here, but they have been one of the better teams in the league over the last few years and they will be pushing to pick up another win and get out to a faster start. They are going up against a Penguins team that is 3-2-0 this season and they have won their last 2 straight games. They struggled to win their last game though, beating a weaker Sabres team in OT 6-5, and their defense has been awful all season. They have allowed 8 goals in their last 2 games alone which were both wins and they have allowed at least 3 goals in all 5 of their games this season. Their offense has been scoring a lot of goals recently as well, but those were against weaker teams as well. They have scored at least 6 goals in each of their last 2 as well as 3 of their last 4 games, but those 3 games were against the Sabres, the Canadiens, and the Red Wings who all missed the playoffs last season as well as the Penguins themselves. Their 2 losses were both against playoff teams from last season, losing 6-0 to the Rangers and 4-2 to the Leafs. Their defense has been awful all season with the goals they have been allowing and the Hurricanes have the offensive power to score a few goals here. They also have a much better defense that the Penguins are going to struggle to find the net against and that will be the difference in this game. The Hurricanes will win this game.