Thursday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7) at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes are -410 on the moneyline to win at home against the Blue Jackets (+320) in the game, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-410)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+320)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Carolina and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 18 of 48 games this season.
• So far this season, 60.4% of Columbus’ games (29/48) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.6, is 0.1 above Thursday’s over/under.
• These two clubs give up 6.0 goals per game combined, 0.5 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes offense’s 158 total goals (3.3 per game) are ranked sixth in the league this year.
• Carolina has allowed the ninth-fewest goals in league action this season, 131 (2.7 per game).
• The team has the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +27 this season.
• The 31 power-play goals Carolina has put up this season have come on 148 chances, eighth-best in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ 20.95% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 18th in the NHL.
• Carolina’s offense has scored five shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all squads).
• The Hurricanes’ penalty-kill percentage (85.21%) is the league’s second-best.
• The Hurricanes’ players win 52.7% of their faceoffs to rank third in the league.
• Carolina has a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 21st in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes average 19.1 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• In 43 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Carolina has won 26 of those games.
• The Hurricanes have won one time in two games as a moneyline favorite shorter than -410 this season.
• There is a 80.4% chance that Carolina wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Martin Necas: 16 goals and 38 assists
• Sebastian Aho: 14 goals and 32 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 16 goals and 18 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 18-9-2 record, .904 save percentage, 73 goals allowed

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have the NHL’s sixth-best scoring offense (158 total goals, 3.3 per game).
• Columbus has conceded 3.3 goals per game, and 158 total, which ranks 27th among all NHL teams.
• Their 14th-ranked goal differential is 0.
• Columbus has recorded 27 power-play goals this season, which ranks 18th in the NHL (on 121 chances).
• The Blue Jackets’ power-play conversion rate (22.31%) ranks 12th in the league.
• Columbus has scored six shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL teams).
• The 74.81% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have registered is the league’s 25th-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets win 47.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 11.1% shooting percentage Columbus has compiled ranks seventh in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been made the underdog 40 times this season, and upset their opponent 19 times.
• Columbus has not been a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +320 odds on them winning this game.
• The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 23.8%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 15 goals and 37 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 18 goals and 33 assists
• Sean Monahan: 14 goals and 27 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 17-11-3 record, .892 save percentage, 93 goals conceded