Carolina Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/29/21

The Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes meet Friday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. The Chicago Blackhawks need a win to rebound from a rough 0-5-2 start. The Carolina Hurricanes look for another win to build on their impressive 6-0-0 record.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging two goals per game and are scoring on 26.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Dominik Kubalik leads Chicago with three goals, Seth Jones has six assists and Patrick Kane has 24 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 4.29 goals per game and are killing 92 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 18 goals on 112 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 11 goals on 109 shots.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 4.17 goals per game and are scoring on 29.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with six goals, Jaccob Slavin has five assists and Teuvo Teravainen has 17 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 1.33 goals per game and are killing 92 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederick Anderson has allowed eight goals on 182 shots faced.

The Blackhawks are 1-6 in their last 7 road games and 7-19 in their last 26 overall. The Hurricanes are 26-8 in their last 34 games playing on 0 days rest and 3-8 in their last 11 Friday games. The over is 10-4-1 in Blackhawks last 15 overall. The under is 7-3 in Hurricanes last 10 overall. The Blackhawks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Carolina and 3-10 in the last 13 meetings.

These are two teams heading in different directions, as the Blackhawks aren’t playing defense and can’t finish games. The Carolina Hurricanes are playing elite on both ends of the ice and have yet to lose. The Blackhawks are also dealing with distractions, so I’m not sure everybody has their mind on hockey right now. Give me the Canes and the PL for max betting value.