Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes 1/14/2023 Picks

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes 1/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The PNC Arena in Raleigh will be hosting this Saturday’s NHL match-up between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Pittsburgh dropped their overall record to 21-13-6 with 48 points and placed 5th in the Metropolitan Division while winning 10 of their last 21 road matches.

The Penguins bowed to the Winnipeg Jets at 1-4 on their home ice on Friday night that ended a two-game winning streak.

Drew O’Connor scored the only goal for Pittsburgh in the loss on assists from Kasperi Kapanen and Jan Ruffa. The Penguins had 23 shots with 38 hits and won 32 faceoffs in the losing effort.

GK Dustin Tokarski protects the net for the Penguins with a 1-0-0 record on the year with one goal conceded in his last start.

The Penguins have given away an average of 3.03 goals per outing. Pittsburgh already lost to Carolina in their recent meeting late last December.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Penguins’ last 6 contests and Pittsburgh is 2-7 straight up in its last 9 matches played.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 1-6 SU in their last 7 outings played versus Carolina and the Penguins are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 road games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes Predictions 1/14/2023

The Carolina Hurricanes are heading their way back home to welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins after a successful road tour last time out.

Carolina improved to 26-9-7 on 59 points overall and retained the lead in the Metropolitan Division with a 12-5-1 home record this season.

The Hurricanes ended a four-game losing streak following a 6-2 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Defenseman Brett Pesce led Carolina’s offense with 2 goals in the victory. Defensemen Brent Burns and Jaccob Slavin pitched in one goal each while Slavin added one assist in the winning effort.

Goaltender Frederik Andersen will be at the pipes for his 10th start of the season for the Carolina Hurricanes with a 6-3-0 record and relinquish a total of 24 goals this season.

Andersen won three of their last four starts on goal and sits on a 2.64 goals-against average with a save percentage of .893. The Carolina Hurricanes ranked no.1 in the league with an average of 26 shots yielded per match.

The totals went OVER in 6 of Carolina’s last 6 contests and the Hurricanes are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 outings played.

The totals went UNDER in 12 of Carolina’s last 17 games played versus Pittsburgh and the Hurricanes are 8-2 SU in their last 10 home matches.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL Pick for this contest is Carolina -182.

The Penguins have issues winning games on the road with a 10-9-2 record while the Hurricanes are playing their best hockey on their home ice with a 12-5-1 standing this season.

Pittsburgh lost seven of their last ten while Carolina won six of their last ten contests while snapping a four-game skid with a 6-2 win last game out. The prediction: Carolina Hurricanes will win 5-3.

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