Hurricanes vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 1/8/2025

The Carolina Hurricanes head to Tampa Bay on Tuesday to take on the Lightning. Carolina is 24-14-2 on the season. The Hurricanes are 5-4-1 over their last ten games. Carolina is 9-9-2 on the road this season. The Hurricanes are averaging 3.38 goals scored per game. Stay up to date with our expert's NHL Picks. 

Pyotr Kochetkov will make his 26th start in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes. Kochetkov is 15-8-1 on the season with one shutout. Kochetkov has allowed 61 goals and carries a 2.48 goals against average. The Carolina Hurricanes are allowing an average of 2.8 goals against per game. 

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 20-15-2 on the season. Tampa Bay is 5-5 over their last ten games. The Lightning have lost four straight games and they carry a 11-6-1 home ice record. Tampa Bay is averaging 3.7 goals scored per game. 

Andrei Vasilevskiy will make his 30th start in net for Tampa Bay. Vasilevskiy is 16-12-1 on the season with two shutouts. Vasilevskiy has allowed 67 goals and carries a 2.37 goals against per game. The Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing an average of 2.81 goals against per game. 

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in jeopardy of losing their fifth straight game. The Lightning beat the Hurricanes 4-1 in their last meeting back in October. Tampa Bay has scored just one goal per game in three straight games. The value is in the total. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win, but the play is on the under 3-1.