Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks Preview
Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Blackhawks versus the Hurricanes? The puck drops at 7:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on NBCS. The game will be played at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC.
The over/under for this non-conference contest is set at 5.5 goals, with the Hurricanes being the favored by -1.5 goals against the Blackhawks. Check out BetCoco for Carolina Hurricanes – Chicago Blackhawks odds
Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last ten head-to-head matchups between then Hurricanes and Blackhawks have gone in favor of the Hurricanes, putting together a record of 8-2. It is worth noting that even though the Hurricanes have gone 2-1 vs. the puck line in the three most recent matchups vs. the Blackhawks, they are just 1-2 the last three times they hosted the Blackhawks.
- When looking at their past three road matchups, Chicago has an puck line record of 1-2 while averaging 0 per game. The team went 0-3 overall in these games.
- In their last ten games at home, the Hurricanes have a straight up record of 7-3 while going 4-6 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 3 goals per game in these contests.
- As the betting underdog, the Hurricanes have an puck line mark of just 7-3 in their last ten games. Carolina posted a straight up mark of 4-6 in these matchups.
- Going back to their previous five games as the favorite, Chicago has an puck line mark of 1-4 while going 2-3 straight up.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction
Heading into tonight’s game, the Blackhawks have struggled mightily this season, sitting in 16th place in the Western Conference with a record of 15-37-3. They have lost 10 straight games on the road and have a road record of 4-23-1. Over their last 10 games, Chicago is just 2-8.
Against other teams in the Western Conference, the Blackhawks are 8-24 and 3-14 against division opponents. As the underdog this season, Chicago has gone 14-36-3, including a record of 1-4 over their last five games.
For their offensive performance, the Blackhawks come in averaging 2.1 goals per game this season, which is 32nd in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 30th in the league. The Blackhawks went 1-12 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 14-23.
Entering the game, goalie Petr Mrazek has started 36 games this season. His current record stands at 13-21, and his save percentage is 0.953%.
At home this season, the Hurricanes have gone 17-6-4 and are currently on a two-game win streak. Over their last ten games, Carolina has gone 7-3 and have won three straight games when favored. So far this year, they have been favored in 47 of their 54 games and have gone 29-13-5 in those games. For the season, the Hurricanes are 32-17-5 and sit in 4th place in the Eastern Conference and 2nd in the Metropolitan Division.
Against other Eastern Conference teams, Carolina has gone 20-9 this year and have gone 10-6 against other Metropolitan Division teams. Over their last five games, the Hurricanes have gone 4-1, and in their last three games, they have gone 2-1. For the year, Carolina has accumulated 69 points.
The Hurricanes come into the game scoring an average of 3.3 goals per game, putting them 11th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 5th in the league. This season, the Hurricanes are 22-14 when getting more shots on goal than their opponents. And in games with fewer shots on goal, they have a 9-1 record.
Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov comes into the game having made 26 starts this season. So far, his record is 14-9 and he has a save percentage of 0.632%.
Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Blackhawks winning this game by a score of 4-3.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks Betting Tips
- We like the Blackhawks on the moneyline (+342)
- The Blackhawks are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Carolina Hurricanes Injury Report
- Antti Raanta – Lower Body – Out
- Frederik Andersen – Blood Clots – Out
Chicago Blackhawks Injury Report
- Anthony Beauvillier – Left Wrist – Out
- Andreas Athanasiou – Groin – Out
- Taylor Hall – Knee – Out
- Connor Murphy – Lower Body – Out
- Nikita Zaitsev – Knee – Out
