Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 9

The Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at United Center on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Blackhawks are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +170, and the Hurricanes are -205.

Carolina claimed a 6-5 home victory over the Boston Bruins its last time out on April 7. Four Hurricanes players recorded two points each, including Taylor Hall (one goal and one assist) and Sean Walker (two assists).

Chicago played on the road its last time out on April 6, and fell 3-2 against the San Jose Sharks. Frank Nazar led the Blackhawks with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

As hockey action continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which team we predict will pick up the victory in Thursday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Blackhawks 4 - Hurricanes 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.09 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blackhawks game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-205)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+170)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have gone 46-23 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -205 or shorter, Carolina is 17-4 (winning 81.0% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Hurricanes' implied win probability is 67.2%.
• Carolina's 76 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 42 times.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• This season the Blackhawks have been an underdog 72 times, and won 28, or 38.9%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 11-13, a 45.8% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +170 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blackhawks have a 37.0% chance to win.
• Chicago has played 29 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the fourth-most goals in the league (276 total, 3.5 per game).
• The Hurricanes have given up 230 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking ninth in league play for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+46) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The 58 power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 235 power-play chances.
• Carolina is fifth in the league with a 24.68% power-play conversion rate.
• The 13 shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season are an NHL high.
• Carolina's 80.37% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
• Carolina has the 16th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.2%.
• The Hurricanes shoot 10.9% as a team (18th in the league).

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago has 199 goals this season (2.6 per game), 30th in the league.
• The Blackhawks' total of 251 goals given up (3.2 per game) is 25th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -52, the team is 31st in the league.
• The Blackhawks have 40 power-play goals (on 222 chances), 24th in the NHL.
• Chicago has the NHL's 24th-ranked power-play percentage (18.02%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blackhawks have five.
• The 83.84% penalty-kill percentage of Chicago is second in the NHL.
• Chicago is 31st in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46%).
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is 24th in the league.