Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/30/25

The Carolina Hurricanes hit the road for PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh to battle the Penguins in a quick-hitter up to the Steel City. The Canes pushed past the New York Rangers in a 3-2 overtime victory, which was their second straight win after a 5-2 demolition of the Detroit Red Wings prior to that. On the road, the Canes are 3-1-1 in the past five road games, while going 7-2-2 in the past 11 outings. Some might argue that Carolina is a little more effective on the road, rather than at home. Wherever the Canes have met the Penguins lately, it hasn’t matter. Carolina has won three in a row in this series, while going 8-2 in the past 10 in the series since Dec. 18, 2022. Last season, the Canes won 4-1 on Oct. 18 in their only visit to the Steel City as moderate favorites, and the Under cashed as well.

The Penguins have won 2 of the past 3 games, and they’ve all been high-scoring affairs. Pittsburgh is averaging 4.7 PPG in the past 3 games, while allowing 4.0 GPG. That’s a stark contrast from the back-to-back shutout losses Dec. 18-20. However, in the past 12 games, Pittsburgh has allowed 3 or more goals, giving up a total of 51 goals, while coughing up 4.3 GPG in the span. With the way the Pens are allowing goals, and the Canes’ dominance in the series, back Carolina, and go rather aggressively.

Hurricanes vs Penguins prediction: Hurricanes ML (-130) at time of publishing. Playable to -150.

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