NHL Prop Bets: Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins (March 10, 2026)
The Pittsburgh Penguins (32-17-14) face the Carolina Hurricanes (40-17-6) at Lenovo Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Hurricanes are favored to win at -230. They're currently +110 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Penguins are -130 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Penguins have a 38-25 Puck Line record this season, while the Hurricanes hold a record of 24-39.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +105 and UNDER at -125.
- The Penguins have a 31-29-3 O/U record this season (meaning 31 games have gone over the total points line, 29 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Hurricanes have a 34-28-1 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Penguins are averaging 3.37 goals per game this season (9th in the league). Comparatively, the Hurricanes are averaging 3.49 (5th).
- Defensively, the Penguins are giving up 2.84 goals per game this season (7th in the league), while the Hurricanes are giving up an average of 2.86 goals (8th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Pittsburgh is averaging 29.3 shots per game this season (7th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Carolina is allowing its opposition 24.2 shots per game (1st).
- Flipping that script, the Penguins are allowing 27.0 shots per game (9th in the NHL), while the Hurricanes are averaging 32.0 shots (2nd).
Power Play
- Pittsburgh holds a power play percentage of 25.3%, ranking 6th in the league this season, while Carolina sits 10th with 22.5% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Penguins have a penalty kill rate of 84.4% (ranked 2nd), compared to the Hurricanes at 79.4% (15th).
P1 Result
Pittsburgh is +265 to win the first period, while Carolina is +125.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 29-18-16 | 15-7-10 | 13-11-5 | 5-3-2 |
| Carolina | 28-17-18 | 15-9-9 | 13-8-9 | 7-1-2 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +300 to go to overtime.
- The Penguins have played in 19 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Hurricanes have appeared in 16.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Penguins have played in 10 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Hurricanes have appeared in 7.
Last Time They Met
Pittsburgh recorded a 5-1 beatdown over Carolina at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on December 30. Anthony Mantha led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals. That result snapped the Hurricanes' three-game winning streak against the Penguins.
