Hurricanes vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 12

The Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at Lenovo Center on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Hurricanes big favorites at -290 on the moneyline, and the Blues are at +235.

Carolina secured a 5-4 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in its last game on March 10, taking the shootout 2-1. Alexander Nikishin's two points (one goal and one assist) led the Hurricanes.

St. Louis lost 4-3 in overtime at home against the New York Islanders in its most recent game on March 10. Jimmy Snuggerud led the Blues with three points (one goal and two assists) in that matchup.

As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which squad we predict will win Thursday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Blues 2
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blues Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-290)
• Underdog: Blues (+235)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have gone 39-19 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -290 or shorter, Carolina has put together a 3-2 record (winning 60.0% of its games).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Hurricanes' implied win probability is 74.4%.
• Carolina and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 40 of 64 games this season.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been made an underdog 43 times this season, and won 21, or 48.8%, of those games.
• St. Louis has played as an underdog of +235 or more one time this season and lost.
• The Blues have a 29.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 32 of 64 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the fifth-most goals in the league (224 total, 3.5 per game).
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are one of the stingiest units in NHL play, giving up 184 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank eighth.
• Its goal differential (+40) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The 44 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season rank 11th in the NHL (on 196 power-play chances).
• Carolina has the league's 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.45%).
• The Hurricanes have capitalized with six shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL teams).
• Carolina's 79.56% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.5% of its faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes make 10.9% of their shots (17th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 168 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Blues' total of 213 goals given up (3.3 per game) is 26th in the NHL.
• it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -45.
• With 29 power-play goals (on 170 chances), the Blues are 30th in the NHL.
• St. Louis has the NHL's 25th-ranked power-play percentage (17.06%).
• The Blues have five shorthanded goals (12th in league).
• St. Louis' has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (74.16%).
• St. Louis wins 49.7% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.5% shooting percentage of the Blues is 24th in the league.