The Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks meet in NHL action from the United Center on Monday night.
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to rebound from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche in their last outing. Martin Necas has a team-high 19 points with 7 goals and a team-high 12 assists while Sebastian Aho also has 10 assists along with 7 goals as part of his 17 points. Andrei Svechnikov also has 17 points with a team-high 11 goals this season. Frederik Andersen has gone 5-3 with a 2.72 GAA and an .891 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 3-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and a .911 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this season.
The Chicago Blackhawks will try to build on their 3-2 win over Anaheim in their last game. Patrick Kane leads Chicago with 12 points coming with a team-high 10 assists while Jonathan Toews has 10 points with a team-high 7 goals. Max Domi also has 10 points with 4 goals and 6 assists as well this season. Petr Mrazek has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.21 GAA and an .895 save percentage while Alex Stalock is 3-2-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .914 save percentage in goal for Chicago this season.
Carolina is 8-1 in their last 9 games against a team with a losing record and 7-1 in their last 8 Monday games while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games played on 1 day’s rest. Chicago is 10-48 in their last 58 games against a team with a winning record and 9-29 in their last 38 Monday games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way in this game, but I’m looking at Carolina here. Chicago’s found wins here and there, but those wins came against a bad Anaheim team and a Los Angeles team that they’ve had the number of for some time. The Hurricanes are still one of the best teams in the NHL and I just don’t think this is the spot to step in front of them. Give me Carolina here.