Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes 2/28/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Carolina Hurricanes remain at home on Friday and will host the Colorado Avalanche. The Hurricanes are 6th in the Metropolitan with a 35-23-4 record. Carolina has won five of their last ten games and lost on Tuesday at home to Dallas 4-1. The Hurricanes are 19-11-2 on their home ice. 

Alex Nedelijkovic will make his 2nd start in the net for Carolina on Friday. Nedelijkovic is 0-1 on the season and has allowed 4 goals. Nedelijkovic carries a .750 save percentage. The Carolina Hurricanes allow 29.2 goals per game which ranks 2nd best in the NHL. 

The Colorado Avalanche head to Carolina riding a four game win streak. The Avalanche beat the Sabres 3-2 on Wednesday in their last game. J.T. Compher led the way with one goal and an assist. Colorado is 2nd in the Central with a 37-18-7 record. The Avalanche lost to the Hurricanes 3-1 back in December in their last meeting. 

Philipp Grubauer will make his 37th start in the goal for Colorado. Grubauer is 18-12-4 on the season with 2 shutouts. Grubauer has allowed 90 goals and carries a .916 save percentage.