The Carolina Hurricanes (12-2-2) visit the Nashville Predators (5-4-5) Tuesday for a battle in Nashville, Tennessee. The opening puck drop at Bridgestone Arena will be at 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze NHL odds around the Hurricanes vs. Predators odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
2025-26 season series: Carolina won 2-0
Carolina last played Sunday, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 7-0 (Over 6.5) as a -278 home favorite. D Sean Walker scored twice as the Hurricanes extended their winning streak to 4 games. Carolina has outscored opponents 16-3 during that stretch.
Nashville played its most recent game Saturday, prevailing as a +150 home underdog in a 5-4 (Over 6.5) shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. C Steven Stamkos scored the tying
goal in regulation and the only goal of the shootout against his former team. Tuesday's game closes a 5-game homestand for the Predators.
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Hurricanes at Predators odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Hurricanes -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Predators +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Hurricanes -1.5 (+118) | Predators +1.5 (-145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -118 | U: -102)
Hurricanes at Predators projected goalies
Pyotr Kochetkov (10-0-0, 1.49 GAA, .929 SV%) vs. Juuse Saros (3-3-4, 2.94 GAA, .902 SV%)
Kochetkov stopped all 26 shots in Sunday's 7-0 win over Winnipeg. The 27-year-old has won each of his first 10 appearances this season and has posted 2 shutouts in his last 4 starts. He has allowed just 3 goals across those 4 outings.
Saros last played Thursday, making 25 saves while allowing 4 goals in a 4-3 loss to Washington. The 31-year-old has yielded at least 3 goals in 6 of his 10 appearances this season.
Hurricanes at Predators picks and predictions
Prediction
Hurricanes 3, Predators 2
Moneyline
No interest; PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
Nashville is 5-3 across the last 8 series games. Two of Carolina's last 3 wins have been by 1-goal margins; the Predators' last 3 losses of been of the same variety.
Carolina sports elite analytics, just not outscoring-foes-by-1.75-goals-per-game figures. Nashville's special teams have been terrific on the club's current homestand (38.9% PP, 100% PK), and the Preds have played the tougher slate so far.
Kochetkov logged an aggregate .897 SV% over the last 2 seasons and figures as a due-for-regression fade candidate. Saros owns a career .918 sv% vs. the 'Canes.
BACK NASHVILLE +1.5 (-145).
Over/Under
The Under is 3-1 across Carolina's last 4 games and 4-2 in the 'Canes' last 6 on the road.
Carolina (2.19 goals allowed per game) and Nashville (3.14 GAPG) are both first-division defensive clubs. They both sport top-10 PK percentages, and neither club spends much time in the penalty box.
A low save percentage on opponent 5-on-5 high-danger scoring chances has hurt the Predators, whose expected-goals-allowed figures would be bullish on some defensive improvement. And rest-advantage Nashville has been stingy in yielding high-danger shots in 3 of its last 4 games.
Looking at several comps for each side, game results have netted lower-end overall scoring.
Peg the UNDER 6 (-102) as the value side of this one.
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