Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 17

Both the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a victory, heading into their meeting at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The Blue Jackets are underdogs despite being at home, at +114, and the Hurricanes are -135.

Carolina earned a 4-2 victory on the road its last time out on March 14 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hurricanes were led by Andrei Svechnikov (one goal and one assist) and Sebastian Aho (one goal and one assist).

Columbus got a 2-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on March 14 in its last game, winning the shootout 1-0. Three Blue Jackets players had one point each in that matchup, including Kirill Marchenko (one goal) and Damon Severson (one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a look at which club we think will come out on top in Tuesday's action on the ice.

Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 4 - Hurricanes 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blue Jackets matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-135)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+114)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• In the 59 times this season the Hurricanes have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 39-20 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Carolina has put together a 35-18 record (winning 66.0% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Hurricanes have a 57.4% chance to win.
• Carolina and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 35 of 66 games this season.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 37 games this season, and won 14 (37.8%).
• Columbus has a record of 7-10 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 31 of 66 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 229 total goals (3.5 per game) rank sixth in the league.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes have been one of the stingiest units in league action, allowing 189 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank fifth.
• Its goal differential (+40) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The 44 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (to rank 11th in the NHL) have come on 200 power-play chances.
• Carolina has the league's 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22%).
• The Hurricanes have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• Carolina has the league's 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80%).
• Carolina has the 15th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.5%.
• The Hurricanes make 10.8% of their shots (18th in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus has 206 goals this season (3.1 per game), 17th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have given up 207 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 19th in the league.
• Its -1 goal differential ranks 16th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have 32 power-play goals (on 158 chances), 25th in the NHL.
• Columbus has the league's 17th-ranked power-play percentage (20.25%).
• The Blue Jackets have five shorthanded goals (13th in league).
• The 77.84% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 23rd in the league.
• Columbus is 16th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.4%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Blue Jackets are 23rd in the league.