The Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes meet Thursday in NHL action at the Lenovo Center. Here’s a Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Prediction. This article will include a Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Pick.
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Bruins and Hurricanes and play the Jets next. The Blue Jackets have lost 4 straight games.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.11 goals per game and are scoring on 19.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus with 26 goals, Zach Werenski has 57 assists and Adam Fantilli has 199 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.05 goals per game and are killing 76.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jet Greaves has allowed 126 goals on 1,388 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 90 goals on 791 shots.
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Blue Jackets and lost to the Habs, and they play the Islanders next. The Hurricanes have won 12 of their last 17 games.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.49 goals per game and are scoring on 24.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 30 goals, Sebastian Aho has 50 assists, and Andrei Svechnikov has 186 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.91 goals per game and are killing 80.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 98 goals on 757 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 86 goals on 822 shots.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Hurricanes have won 27 of their last 29 home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last seven games at Lenovo Center.
- The home team has covered the puck line in eight of the last nine games between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games following a loss.
- The Blue Jackets have lost the first period in each of their last eight games as road underdogs following a home loss.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Blue Jackets have won each of their last five road games following a loss.
- The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four games as favorites following a road win.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 home games following a road win.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games as underdogs following a home loss.
- The Blue Jackets have won the third period in each of their last four night games against the Hurricanes when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Blue Jackets’ last six road games following a home loss has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Ten of the last 11 games between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes at Lenovo Center have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in eight of the last nine games between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Nikolaj Ehlers has scored a goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five games.
- Nikolaj Ehlers has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last seven games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Taylor Hall has recorded at least four shots in each of his last zero appearances—[longest/equal-longest] active streak in the league.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six appearances with the Blue Jackets as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Dmitri Voronkov has scored a goal in each of his last five appearances against the Hurricanes.
- Erik Gudbranson has recorded at least four shots in each of his last zero appearances—the [longest/equal-longest] active streak in the league.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 4th in the league for goals per game this season (3.49).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 5th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.55%).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 26th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.44%).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets have suffered the equal-most losses when leading after Period 2 this season (9).
Hurricanes vs Blue Jackets Prediction
The Blue Jackets need points to stay in the playoff conversation but that hasn’t stopped them from dropping four straight games. The Hurricanes just smoked the Blue Jackets a few days ago on the road, 5-2. If the Blue Jackets don’t clean things up defensively, this will be another blowout loss. The Canes are simply the more trustworthy team, and they’ve done some of their best work at home. I have to roll with the Canes and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the price.