The Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning hit the ice at PNC Arena for the NHL opener on Friday, October 11 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+.
As action begins for the beginning of the NHL season, here’s what you need to get ready for Friday’s action.
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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 1:52 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Hurricanes (-133)
- Underdog: Lightning (+112)
- Over/under: 6.5
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Hurricanes stats and trends
- The Hurricanes were favored on the moneyline 85 times last season, and finished 54-31 in those games.
- Carolina had a 48-27 record (winning 64.0% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -133 or shorter.
- The Hurricanes have a 57.1% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Of Carolina’s 93 games last season, 39 finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals.
- The Hurricanes’ 277 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
- The Hurricanes gave up 211 total goals (2.6 per game), the fourth-fewest in league action.
- The 67 power-play goals the Hurricanes scored last season (on 249 power-play chances) were the third-most in the NHL.
Lightning stats and trends
- The Lightning were an underdog 35 times last season, and upset their opponent 15 times.
- Tampa Bay was 8-11 as an underdog of +112 or longer on the moneyline last season.
- The Lightning have a 47.2% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Tampa Bay combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 44 of 87 games last season.
- With 288 goals (3.5 per game) last season, the Lightning had the NHL’s fifth-best offense.
- The Lightning gave up 267 total goals (3.3 per game), 22nd in the NHL.
- With 71 power-play goals, the Lightning led the NHL (on 248 power-play chances).