Thursday’s NHL lineup features a matchup between the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes (31-16-4) and the Chicago Blackhawks (16-29-5) at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes are -426 on the moneyline to win at home against the Blackhawks (+330) in the game, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-426)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+330)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts

• Carolina has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in 19 of 51 games this season.
• Chicago has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 20 of 50 games this season.
• These two clubs combine to average 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 less than the over/under set for this match.
• This game’s over/under is 0.4 above the 6.1 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes offense’s 171 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked fourth in the NHL this year.
• Carolina has given up the eighth-fewest goals in league action this season, 138 (2.7 per game).
• With a +33 goal differential, they’re ranked fourth-best in the NHL.
• The 32 power-play goals Carolina has scored this season have come on 154 chances, ninth-best in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ offense has the NHL’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.78%).
• Carolina has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
• The Hurricanes defeat 86% of opponent’s power plays, the best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Hurricanes’ players have posted the third-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL at 52.5%.
• Carolina has a 10.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 15th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.9 hits and 11.7 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has won 28 of the 46 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Hurricanes have won one time through two games as a moneyline favorite shorter than -426 this season.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Carolina has a 81.0% chance of winning this contest.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Mikko Rantanen: 25 goals and 40 assists
• Sebastian Aho: 17 goals and 34 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 19 goals and 20 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 18-9-3 record, .903 save percentage, 76 goals conceded

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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blackhawks Season Stats Insights

• The Blackhawks have scored 131 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 29th in the NHL.
• Chicago has allowed 3.4 goals per game, and 170 total, which ranks 28th among all NHL teams.
• Their 31st-ranked goal differential is -39.
• Chicago has put up 29 power-play goals this season (18th in the NHL) on 120 chances.
• The Blackhawks have the NHL’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate of 24.17%.
• Chicago has scored one shorthanded goal.
• The 81.25% penalty-kill percentage the Blackhawks have registered is the league’s 11th-ranked rate.
• The Blackhawks have the NHL’s 30th-ranked faceoff win rate (45%).
• Chicago is shooting 10.6% (12th in the league).
• The Blackhawks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Blackhawks Moneyline Insights

• The Blackhawks have been an underdog in 47 games this season, with 15 upset wins (31.9%).
• Chicago has had moneyline odds of +330 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline in this outing implies a 23.3% chance for the Blackhawks to win.

Blackhawks Leaders

• Connor Bedard: 14 goals and 30 assists
• Teuvo Teravainen: 11 goals and 23 assists
• Ryan Donato: 15 goals and 14 assists
• Petr Mrazek: 9-17-2 record, .895 save percentage, 89 goals given up