Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 22

Both the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a victory, heading into their meeting at Lenovo Center on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The Blackhawks are big underdogs away from home, at +240, and the Hurricanes are -298.

Carolina won 2-1 at home its last time out on Jan. 19 against the Buffalo Sabres. The Hurricanes got two points each out of Sebastian Aho (two assists) and Andrei Svechnikov (one goal and one assist).

Chicago won at home in its last game on Jan. 19, 2-0 over the Winnipeg Jets. Alex Vlasic had two points (two assists) in that outing for the Blackhawks.

Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Thursday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 3 - Blackhawks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.01 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blackhawks matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-298)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+240)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• In the 45 times this season the Hurricanes have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 30-15 in those games.
• Carolina is 2-1 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -298 or shorter (66.7% win percentage).
• The Hurricanes have a 74.9% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Carolina's 50 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 25 times.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• The Blackhawks have been an underdog in 46 games this season, and won 20 (43.5%).
• Chicago has played as a moneyline underdog of +240 or longer two times this season. They won both games.
• The moneyline for this outing implies a 29.4% chance of victory for the Blackhawks.
• Chicago has played 19 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 169 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the fourth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have allowed 143 total goals (2.9 per game), the ninth-fewest in league action.
• Its +26 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.
• The 33 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season are 10th-best in the NHL (on 151 power-play chances).
• Carolina is 12th in the league with a 21.85% power-play conversion rate.
• The six shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank third among NHL squads.
• Carolina kills 79.72% of opponent power plays, the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.6% of its faceoffs to rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have a 10.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago has 133 goals this season (2.7 per game), 27th in the league.
• The Blackhawks' total of 151 goals conceded (3.1 per game) is 15th in the NHL.
• Its -18 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have 30 power-play goals (15th in NHL) on 139 chances.
• Chicago scores on 21.58% of its power plays, No. 13 in the league.
• The Blackhawks have three shorthanded goals (17th in league).
• The 84.52% penalty-kill percentage of Chicago is second in the league.
• At 47.5%, Chicago has the NHL's 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.8%, the Blackhawks are 20th in the league.