NHL Odds Penguins at Hurricanes - Penguins Lead 3-0 in NHL Odds

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try and close out the Carolina Hurricanes in NHL odds on Tuesday at 7:35pm EST on CBC and Versus in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Penguins have been dominating in this series with superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin combining for 14 points and eight goals. Carolina has gotten nothing out of their star player Eric Staal and that has been part of their problem. The Hurricanes are 1-9 in the playoffs when Staal doesn’t score a goal but they are 7-0 when he does.

"I'm counted on to score goals and counted on to produce offensively," Staal said, "I need to be a little bit better in my end of the rink and focus on that first, and everything else kind of takes care of itself.... When those opportunities come, they're going to fall - I didn't score 40 goals for no reason. I know what I can do, and that's continuing to attack the net, and those things are going to happen." Hockey odds have the Penguins -125 favorites on the road in NHL odds against the Hurricanes +105 with a betting total of 5.5 OVER -120 for Game 4. Staal scored a team-high 40 goals this season and was second on the team in points. He and Ray Whitney have just simply not gotten it done so far in this series.

"He's hard on himself - probably too hard on himself sometimes," Pittsburgh forward Jordan Staal said about his brother. "It's a difficult situation for him. He's been playing hard. It's just not going in for him." Pittsburgh is outplaying Carolina in every aspect so far in this series. They are outshooting the Penguins by almost nine shots per game. Carolina goaltender Cam Ward has been under siege and he looks tired. The Penguins could make some NHL history. The last team to win a Stanley Cup after losing in the Finals the previous year was the 1984 Edmonton Oilers. The Penguins look to be on a collision course to meet the Red Wings again in this year’s Stanley Cup Finals. Vegas NHL odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Penguins -120 hockey betting favorites against the Hurricanes +100 with a betting total of 5.5 OVER -120 for Game 4 of the NHL playoffs Eastern Conference Finals.

NHL Odds and Betting Stats for Penguins at Hurricanes Game 4

The Penguins are 18-5 in NHL odds for their last 23 playoff games as a favorite. The Penguins are 5-2 in their last 7 road games. The Penguins are 3-8 in hockey odds for the last 11 meetings in Carolina. The Hurricanes are 24-9 in hockey odds for their last 33 home games. The home team is 11-3 in NHL odds for the last 14 meetings between the two teams. The Over is 4-0 in the Penguins last 4 road games. The Under is 8-3-4 in NHL odds for the Hurricanes last 15 games as an underdog.