The Carolina Hurricanes (3-0, on a three-game winning streak) hit the road against the Anaheim Ducks (2-1) at Honda Center. The matchup on Thursday, Oct. 16 starts at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Before watching this matchup, here is our pick for which squad will bring home the win in Thursday’s hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Ducks Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this matchup predicts a final score of Hurricanes 5, Ducks 2.

Moneyline Pick: Hurricanes (-169)
Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 7.7 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Hurricanes (-1.5)

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Hurricanes Splits and Trends

The Hurricanes finished 7-6-13 in overtime games last season as part of an overall record of 47-30-5.
Carolina picked up 31 points (14-4-3) in the 21 games it played that were decided by one goal.
In the nine games last season the Hurricanes recorded only one goal, they lost every time.
Carolina scored exactly two goals in 19 games last season (5-11-3 record, 13 points).
The Hurricanes scored more than two goals in 62 games (51-8-3, 105 points).
In the 32 games when Carolina scored a single power-play goal, it went 17-12-3 to record 37 points.
In the 75 games when it outshot its opponent, Carolina was 44-26-5 (93 points).
The Hurricanes were outshot by their opponent 20 times, and went 10-9-1 (21 points).
Ducks Splits and Trends

The Ducks put up a record of 11-10-21 in overtime games last season to contribute to an overall mark of 35-37-10.
In the 33 games Anaheim played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 36 points.
In 16 games last season when the Ducks ended up with just one goal, they picked up four points (1-13-2).
When Anaheim scored a pair of goals last season, they amassed 10 points (3-18-4 record).
The Ducks scored three or more goals 38 times, accumulating 66 points (31-3-4).
Last season Anaheim recorded a single power-play goal in 18 games and registered 17 points, with a record of 7-8-3.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Anaheim posted a record of 14-13-2 (30 points).
The Ducks’ opponents had more shots in 50 games last season. The Ducks went 19-23-8 in those contests (46 points).

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