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The game to watch tonight is the Carolina Hurricanes skating into T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights, with Carolina coming in as a slight favorite at -115 despite Vegas's home-ice advantage. The Hurricanes' 53-22-7 regular-season record speaks to a deep, disciplined squad that rarely gives you a clean look in the slot, while Vegas at 39-26-17 has the kind of veteran penalty kill that can flip momentum in a hurry when they go shorthanded.

With the over/under set at just 5.5, both goaltenders are expected to be sharp, so keep an eye on which team cashes first on the power play -- in a tight game like this, one top-shelf snipe late in the third could easily be the only goal that matters.

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