The Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks meet Monday in NHL action from the United Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blackhawks vs Hurricanes Prediction.
Carolina Hurricanes Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to build on a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights last time out to improve to 27-16-3 on the year. After this game, Carolina will head on the road once again to take on the Dallas Stars.
Hurricanes Looking To Heat Up
Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes with 51 points including 16 goals and a team-high 35 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 33 points with 15 goals and 18 assists. Sebastian Aho has 44 points with 13 goals and 31 assists. Jack Roslovic has 25 points with a team-high 17 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere added 28 points with 6 goals and 23 assists. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 17-9-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .902 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 3-1 with a 1.48 GAA and a .941 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last six games against the Blackhawks.
- The Blackhawks have lost 18 of their last 21 games following a home win.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Hurricanes and Blackhawks.
- The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games following a home win.
Chicago Blackhawks Recap
The Chicago Blackhawks come into this game looking to add on to a 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights last time out to improve to 15-28-3 on the year. After this game, Chicago will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to town.
Blackhawks Looking For Another Upset
Connor Bedard has a team-high 41 points with 13 goals and a team-high 28 assists while Ryan Donato has 25 points with 13 goals. Teuvo Teravainen has 33 points with 10 goals and 23 assists while Taylor Hall has 23 points split between 9 goals and 14 assists and Alex Vlasic has 17 points with 15 assists. Tyler Bertuzzi also has 26 points with 16 goals and 10 assists. Petr Mrazek has gone 9-16-1 with a 3.24 GAA and an .894 save percentage in goal for the Blackhawks while Arvid Soderblom is 6-11-2 with a 2.92 GAA and a .907 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win
- The Hurricanes have lost eight of their last nine games as road favorites.
- The home team has won six of the Hurricanes’ last seven games.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six road games following a win.
- The Blackhawks have covered the puck line in five of their last six night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Hurricanes’ last four games following a win has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the Blackhawks’ last six night games at United Center following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Blackhawks vs Hurricanes Prediction
I’m on the Blackhawks here. It’s not always easy to stomach backing Chicago, but the Hurricanes on the road and the Blackhawks at home have essentially the same record and while the Hurricanes are the better team on paper from a roster perspective, we could potentially see Dustin Tokarski in goal here and he’s a journeyman 3rd string goalie in my opinion and more than beatable against Chicago, who we just saw is more than capable of springing the upset at home. I’ll take a stab at Chicago and the plus money here.