Carolina Hurricanes are favored to win based on recent form and home advantage with moneyline odds approximately 1.95 vs Detroit Red Wings 2.20 on market averages for the Dec 28 fixture; Hurricanes have been top-three in the Metropolitan and Detroit have slipped to inconsistent form, making Carolina the favorite and highlighting DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match starts on 2025-12-28 at 12:00:00 AM UTC (7:00 PM local ET on Dec 27 if played in Raleigh or 6:00 PM CT if in Detroit depending on venue; confirm local puck-drop on the official schedule).

The game will be played at the host arena for this fixture: if Carolina hosts it will be at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC (capacity ~19,500, modern training facilities and recently upgraded dasherboard and lighting systems); if Detroit hosts it will be at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI (capacity ~19,515, opened 2017 with integrated retail and transit access).

Our prediction: Carolina Hurricanes to win moneyline at ~1.95 based on their stronger defensive metrics this month and recent 6-3-1 run versus Detroit's 4-5-4 stretch; projected score 3-2 with total goals market leaning Over 5.0 and implied value for Hurricanes in puck-line markets—use DexWin for comparing live odds and markets.

In head-to-heads over the last 10 meetings the two teams are closely contested with Carolina holding a narrow edge (Carolina 5 wins, Detroit 4 wins, 1 OT/SO), average goals per game ~5.1, and Carolina scoring marginally more at home; historical form favors Carolina in the most recent five matchups where Detroit managed only one win.