Current Form
The Hurricanes got off to a good start in the new season and took a place at the top of the East table from the first weeks of the regular season. The team from Raleigh scored 12 points in eight matches and can improve their position in the very near future. Rod Brindamore‘s team played six games away and achieved success in five of them. The Hurricanes stumbled in Missouri (3:4), but then in turn beat Edmonton (3:2, OT), Calgary (4:2), Seattle (4:1) and Vancouver ( 4:3, OT). The hosts have not played at the Lenovo Center arena for a long time, but now they will have a long series of matches on their site.
Carolina, as a rule, is great at converting its chances in attack. Jordan Staal’s team scored at least three goals in all matches except the opening one. The leader of the attack at the moment is Martin Necas, who made 11 effective actions (4+7). The Hurricanes’ other hope, Sebastian Aho, contributed to only eight of the team’s goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jesper Fast will not play against Boston due to a previous injury. Frederik Andersen’s participation is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Carolina averages over 34 shots per game.
The hosts take a huge number of shots in each of their matches and convert 9.7% of chances.
- The Hurricanes win 50.2% of faceoffs in the fall.
The home team is trying to be better than the opponent in all aspects of the game, including on the spot.
