NHL Betting Preview: Hurricanes vs Red Wings

The Carolina Hurricanes go up against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Monday, January 12.

Is the Total Too High or Too Low?

The Hurricanes and the Red Wings might not have a very high combined goals total. We’ll therefore plump for the -132 that there are Under 6.5 goals.

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Canes H2H Record Includes 8 Wins in 10

Carolina Hurricanes claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 3-2 triumph against Seattle Kraken at Lenovo Center made it four straight wins. Logan Stankoven, Jordan Martinook and William Carrier each scored one goal.

Detroit Red Wings have triumphed in their last three games. The latest of these was on the road where Montreal Canadiens were beaten 4-0 at Bell Centre. There were four different goalscorers including Dylan Larkin. For the shutout, John Gibson made 27 saves.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Canes triumphed 5-2 when they last played the Red Wings. This head-to-head was played at Lenovo Center. The Canes have won eight of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Brandon Bussi (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-2-1	2.3	.902	1

John Gibson (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-9-1	2.8	.902	3
23/24	13-27-1	3.54	.888	0

Carolina Hurricanes – Last 10 Games

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 30.4 shots on goal, with a 25.9% powerplay efficiency. The Canes have given up 3.4 goals from 22.4 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 73.3%.

Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Antero Aho are the top points scorers. They have both scored 12 points over the past 10 games, including 4 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Brandon Bussi have a 2.49 goal against average with a .881 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings – Last 10 Games

The Red Wings have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.2 goals from 23.6 shots on goal, with a 28.6% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.5 goals from 29.4 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 78.6%.

The top points scorer is Lucas Raymond with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, while James van Riemsdyk is next in line after having 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie John Gibson have a 2.02 GAA with a .930 SV%, including one shutout.

Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Prepare for Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings with our expert betting guide featuring a trusted match prediction, a correct score recommendation and a well-crafted bet builder.

Game Prediction

Our pick is for this NHL encounter to go under the line. Take the -132 that the teams fail to find the net enough times to win this wager.

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Key Hurricanes vs Red Wings stats:

The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Hurricanes games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Hurricanes games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Hurricanes games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Red Wings games at home.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Red Wings games at home.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Red Wings games at home.

Under 6.5 Probability

The best betting sites are estimating that there is a 56.8% likelihood of this pick winning. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Published 23:56, 11 January 2026

Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5

Puck Line Red Wings +1.5

Highest Scoring Period Third Period

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Correct Score Prediction

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Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Struggling to Separate Teams

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Carolina Hurricanes as -152 favorites for this game, implying that they are 60% likely to win. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Detroit Red Wings are trading at +126.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +108.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Best Betting Offers

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Last 5 Games

Hurricanes

NHL: 11/01 Kraken2 Hurricanes 3
NHL: 09/01 Ducks2 Hurricanes 5
NHL: 07/01 Stars3 Hurricanes 6
NHL: 05/01 Hurricanes3 Devils 1
NHL: 04/01 Avalanche5 Hurricanes 3

Red Wings

NHL: 11/01 Red Wings4 Canadiens 0
NHL: 09/01 Canucks1 Red Wings 5
NHL: 06/01 Red Wings5 Senators 3
NHL: 03/01 Penguins4 Red Wings 1
NHL: 02/01 Red Wings3 Penguins 4

Head to Head

Carolina vs Detroit

NHL: 28/12 2025 Red Wings 2 Hurricanes 5
NHL: 05/04 2025 Hurricanes 3 Red Wings 5
NHL: 15/03 2025 Red Wings 2 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 05/03 2025 Hurricanes 2 Red Wings 1
NHL: 29/03 2024 Red Wings 0 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 20/01 2024 Red Wings 2 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 15/12 2023 Hurricanes 2 Red Wings 1
NHL: 12/04 2023 Red Wings 1 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 31/03 2023 Hurricanes 2 Red Wings 3
NHL: 14/12 2022 Hurricanes 1 Red Wings 0

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Carolina Hurricanes Stats

Detroit Red Wings Stats

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.00 pts and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 30.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.2
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 32.7
Hits: 21.3
Giveaways: 17.8
Takeaways: 5.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 30.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 6.3
Blocks: 17.8
Faceoff Wins : 30
Hits: 18.7
Giveaways: 16
Takeaways: 5.9

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 23.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 2.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 5.6
Blocks: 12.3
Faceoff Wins : 28.6
Hits: 16.4
Giveaways: 14.5
Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 26.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 5.2
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 26.8
Hits: 15.7
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 4.8

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Carolina Hurricanes Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
20	Sebastian Antero Aho	45	19.79	17	26	43	4
37	Andrei Svechnikov	45	16.83	12	23	35	-1
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	45	16.6	11	23	34	4

24	Seth Jarvis	37	18.98	20	12	32	2
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	33	20.21	5	26	31	12
53	Jackson Blake	45	16.92	13	12	25	0
71	Taylor Hall	45	14.18	9	13	22	6
22	Logan Stankoven	45	15.47	10	12	22	8
19	K'Andre Miller	37	22.57	4	17	21	1
11	Jordan Staal	42	15.76	10	9	19	1
21	Alexander Nikishin	44	18.89	5	12	17	10
48	Jordan Martinook	42	14.6	7	7	14	4
50	Eric Robinson	39	11.94	9	5	14	5
26	Sean Walker	45	22.72	4	8	12	-6
28	William Carrier	38	11.48	5	5	10	2
64	Jalen Chatfield	38	19.8	1	9	10	11
64	Joel Nystroem	33	15.62	0	8	8	4
77	Mark Jankowski	33	11.08	3	4	7	1
6	Mike Reilly	27	15.9	1	5	6	6
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	25	11.14	2	4	6	-2
15	Noah Philp	17	9.94	2	1	3	-7
29	Bradly Nadeau	8	11.85	2	0	2	-2
62	Charles-Alexis Legault	8	13.28	1	1	2	4
74	Jaccob Slavin	6	17.77	0	1	1	-1
46	Justin Robidas	2	10.7	0	1	1	0
89	Domenick Fensore	1	19.4	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Brandon Bussi	19	2.22	0.904
31	Frederik Andersen	18	3.35	0.867
52	Pyotr Kochetkov	9	2.33	0.899

Detroit Red Wings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
23	Lucas Raymond	44	18.77	14	34	48	7
93	Alex DeBrincat	46	17.89	23	23	46	4
71	Dylan Larkin	46	20.43	23	19	42	4

53	Moritz Seider	46	25.19	7	25	32	11
88	Patrick Kane	31	16.96	8	19	27	3
18	Andrew Copp	46	15.47	7	19	26	-2
58	Emmitt Finnie	46	16.64	9	10	19	-6
21	James van Riemsdyk	37	12.36	11	7	18	-6
	Axel Sandin Pellikka	46	17.54	5	12	17	-15
37	J.T. Compher	46	15.43	5	11	16	-3
77	Simon Edvinsson	43	22.27	5	11	16	7
27	Michael Rasmussen	41	12.76	6	8	14	-3
22	Mason Appleton	36	13.76	5	6	11	-1
8	Ben Chiarot	46	21.12	4	5	9	2
29	Nate Danielson	28	11.05	2	5	7	-7
20	Albert Johansson	46	15.61	0	6	6	-11
92	Marco Kasper	45	13.27	3	3	6	-16
49	John Leonard	9	12.02	2	2	4	-2
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	30	14.25	0	3	3	5
85	Elmer Soederblom	26	10.66	2	1	3	-3
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard	9	12.46	0	1	1	-5
23	Travis Hamonic	19	14.53	0	1	1	-11
56	Erik Gustafsson	1	17.4	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
39	Cam Talbot	21	2.99	0.888
36	John Gibson	27	2.75	0.902

Injuries & Suspensions

Carolina Hurricanes Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Noah Philp

Injured

Pyotr Kochetkov

Injured

Charles-Alexis Legault

Injured

Detroit Red Wings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Carolina Hurricanes Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Kraken 2-3 Hurricanes

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	45	28	14	3	59	0.656	19	24	155	135	20	16-8-1	12-6-2	4-2	6-4	4W
2 NY Islanders	45	25	15	5	55	0.611	16	21	134	125	9	14-8-2	11-7-3	4-5	6-4	1W
3 Philadelphia	43	22	13	8	52	0.605	15	17	132	127	5	12-6-5	10-7-3	5-3	5-5	2L
4 Washington	46	23	17	6	52	0.565	21	23	150	133	17	13-8-3	10-9-3	0-5	4-6	1L
5 Pittsburgh	44	21	14	9	51	0.58	17	20	140	135	5	10-7-5	11-7-4	1-5	7-3	2L
6 New Jersey	45	22	21	2	46	0.511	15	19	118	141	-23	11-8-2	11-13-0	3-0	2-8	4L
7 NY Rangers	46	20	20	6	46	0.5	13	18	120	135	-15	5-11-4	15-9-2	2-0	3-7	3L
8 Columbus	45	19	19	7	45	0.5	11	15	135	153	-18	9-7-4	10-12-3	4-1	5-5	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	46	27	15	4	58	0.63	20	25	145	142	3	15-8-1	12-7-3	2-2	7-3	3W
2 Tampa Bay	43	27	13	3	57	0.663	22	26	153	114	39	12-9-0	15-4-3	1-1	9-1	9W
3 Montreal	45	25	14	6	56	0.622	16	23	151	148	3	12-10-1	13-4-5	2-4	6-4	1L
4 Buffalo	43	24	15	4	52	0.605	18	21	140	134	6	14-5-2	10-10-2	3-0	9-1	3W
5 Boston	46	25	19	2	52	0.565	18	23	152	146	6	15-8-1	10-11-1	2-1	5-5	3W
6 Toronto	44	22	15	7	51	0.58	17	22	148	140	8	16-5-5	6-10-2	0-1	7-3	3W
7 Florida	44	23	18	3	49	0.557	20	21	135	142	-7	14-9-3	9-9-0	2-1	4-6	1W
8 Ottawa	44	20	19	5	45	0.511	15	17	141	148	-7	10-9-3	10-10-2	3-0	3-7	4L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	44	33	4	7	73	0.83	30	32	179	99	80	19-0-2	14-4-5	1-4	8-2	2W
2 Dallas	45	26	10	9	61	0.678	22	23	157	129	28	12-6-3	14-4-6	3-3	3-7	1L
3 Minnesota	46	26	11	9	61	0.663	18	23	146	125	21	13-4-6	13-7-3	3-3	4-6	1L
4 Utah	46	22	20	4	48	0.522	16	22	139	130	9	11-7-2	11-13-2	0-0	5-5	1L
5 Nashville	45	21	20	4	46	0.511	15	18	125	148	-23	12-10-2	9-10-2	3-0	6-4	1W
6 Chicago	45	19	19	7	45	0.5	15	17	129	142	-13	10-9-4	9-10-3	2-3	6-4	1W
7 St Louis	46	17	21	8	42	0.457	17	17	114	161	-47	10-9-5	7-12-3	0-2	4-6	3L
8 Winnipeg	44	17	22	5	39	0.443	15	16	130	138	-8	10-9-3	7-13-2	1-1	2-8	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	44	21	11	12	54	0.614	16	20	144	136	8	10-6-6	11-5-6	1-5	5-5	4W
2 Edmonton	45	22	16	7	51	0.567	17	22	152	152	0	11-5-4	11-11-3	0-3	5-5	1L
3 San Jose	45	23	19	3	49	0.544	12	21	143	162	-19	13-9-3	10-10-0	2-1	6-4	1L
4 Seattle	43	20	15	8	48	0.558	14	19	119	126	-7	10-7-5	10-8-3	1-4	7-3	2L
5 LA Kings	44	19	15	10	48	0.545	12	16	119	125	-6	7-9-5	12-6-5	3-5	4-6	1W
6 Anaheim	45	21	21	3	45	0.5	13	17	150	168	-18	12-8-1	9-13-2	4-0	1-9	9L
7 Calgary	45	19	22	4	42	0.467	15	17	116	135	-19	12-7-2	7-15-2	2-2	5-5	1W
8 Vancouver	44	16	23	5	37	0.42	10	12	121	158	-37	4-12-3	12-11-2	4-1	2-8	6L

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Head-to-Head Statistics

Starting Goalies

Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Under 6.5 Probability

Same Game Parlay Picks

Correct Score Prediction

Latest Correct Score Odds

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Head to Head

Injuries & Suspensions

Carolina Hurricanes Injury Table

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Starting Lineups

Previous Carolina Hurricanes Lineups

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