Red Wings at Hurricanes 4/10/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Detroit is 13-23-6 with 32 points and last in the Central division. The Red Wings are six points behind their two closest competitors Dallas and Columbus and 25 points behind the first-place Carolina Hurricanes. Detroit was defeated by Nashville 7-1 on Thursday in its most recent game.

Anthony Mantha is leading Detroit in goals scored with 10, while Filip Hronek is the leader in assists with 20 and points with 22. In goal, Thomas Greiss is 3-15-6 with a goals-against average of 3.14 and save percentage of .897. Detroit is scoring an average of 2.17 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.19 goals per game. Detroit's power play is scoring 11.9% of the time and the penalty kill unit has been successful 75.0% of the time.

Carolina looks for its fourth consecutive victory win hosting Detroit on Saturday. The Hurricanes are 27-9-3 with 57 points and first in the Central division with a one-point lead over both Tampa Bay and Florida. Carolina swept a two-game series with Florida winning the first 5-2 and the second on Thursday 3-0. Hurricanes goalie Alex Nedejkovic stopped all 24 shots on goal to post his third NHL shutout.

Sebastian Aho is leading Carolina in goals scored with 16 and points with 37, while Dougie Hamilton is the leader in assists with 26. In goal, James Reimer is 14-4-1 with a goals against average of 2.71 and save percentage of .905. Carolina is scoring an average of 3.1 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.38 goals per game. Carolina’s power play is scoring 29.7% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 83.2% of the time.