The Detroit Red Wings (13-23-6) play the first of a two-game set with the Carolina Hurricanes (27-9-3) Saturday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at PNC Arena. Below, we analyze the Red Wings-Hurricanes odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Red Wings showed some signs of life with a 5-1 win in Tampa on April 4, and they picked up at least one point in four of six games from March 27-April 4. However, they were swept by the Nashville Predators in a Tuesday-Thursday set, outscored 10-3 on home ice.
The Hurricanes have rattled off three straight victories to vault to the top of the Central Division, including a two-game sweep of the Florida Panthers. Goaltenders Alex Nedeljkovic and Petr Mrazek recorded shutouts in two of those three wins.
Red Wings at Hurricanes: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:25 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Red Wings +290 (bet $100 to win $290) | Hurricanes -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Red Wings +1.5 (+105) | Hurricanes -1.5 (-125)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Red Wings at Hurricanes: Projected starting goalies
Thomas Greiss (3-15-6, 3.14 GAA, .897 SV%) vs. Petr Mrazek (4-1-0, 0.99 GAA, .962 SV%, 3 SO)
Greiss has actually been pretty sharp recently, allowing three or fewer goals in each of his four starts in April.
He has just one win to show for his efforts, however. The offense has also provided just 10 goals across his past six starts.
Mrazek, the former Red Wings backstop, returned from thumb surgery on April 4 after a two-month absence.
He picked right up where he left off, posting two wins, including a shutout of the Dallas Stars last Sunday. Three of his five starts have resulted in shutouts, including a 14-save shutout at Detroit on Jan. 14.
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Red Wings at Hurricanes: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hurricanes 4, Red Wings 1
Money line (ML)
The Hurricanes (-350) will cost you three and a half times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive.
The Red Wings (+290) have actually won two of the five previous meetings this season, although both came on home ice at Little Caesars Arena.
PASS.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The HURRICANES -1.5 (-125) are not quite as expensive on the puck line, and they have won each of their past two games by three goals after their previous four wins were all one-goal victories. Two of their three wins against the Red Wings have also covered the puck line.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (-105) is a decent play as Mrazek just isn’t giving up very much this season. The Under should always be the play when a guy with shutouts in 60 percent of his season starts.
And remember, the Red Wings rank dead-last in the NHL with 2.2 goals scored per game, and they’re 30th on the power play at 11.9 percent.
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