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Carolina vs. Columbus: NHL Match Prediction
On December 16, Carolina will try to break its terrible losing streak in a match against Columbus. The Jackets have suffered three unpleasant losses on their home court and are once again behind the top eight in the conference standings. The Hurricanes have lost a lot of points, but even so, they are capable of regaining second place in the East. Will Rod Brind'Amour men be able to succeed in the match against the Blue Jackets? Read about it in our forecast
Command Analysis
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
The Hurricanes are fifth in the East with 37 points after 29 games. The team from Raleigh is slowly falling behind Washington, which is in first place in the conference, but Carolina should rise to at least the second position in the nearest future. Rod Brin'D'Amour men played poorly in November and the current form of the hosts is very questionable. The Hurricanes have lost five of the last seven games and have achieved success in only two home games this winter. The current home series of games began with a victory over San Jose (3:2), but a couple of days later the hosts could not cope with Ottawa (0:3) and could not even hit the Sens' goal. Jordan Staal squad made 32 shots at the Canadians' goal, but left the court with nothing.
In the five previous games, Carolina starting goalie was Petr Kochetkov. The Russian has only recently returned from injury and has not yet been able to show a strong level of hockey. In the last seven games, they have conceded as many as 28 times, and before the game against the "legionnaires", the red light behind the "hurricanes'" goal was lit at least three times over the course of ten games.
Martin Necas has dropped to sixth place in the NHL list of top scorers, although he was among the leaders not long ago. The Czech forward has scored 43 points (14+29) and is by far the club top scorer.
Disqualifications and injuries
Frederik Andersen, Jack Drury and Jesper Fast will not take part in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina averages 32 shots on goal
The Hurricanes play a powerful attack and spend a lot of time in the offensive zone, taking a lot of shots on the opponent goal.
- According to statistics, the "hurricanes" carry out 17 power moves
Carolina doesn't play hard, so you rarely see a lot of power plays from them.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus had a good second half of November, but then a decline began, due to which the Jackets now occupy only 13th place in the East. The team from Ohio earned only 29 points in 30 starts and is gradually falling lower and lower. The Blue Jackets have lost six of the previous seven games, while they sensationally beat Winnipeg in Canada (4:1) in the final game of the last away series. At home, Dean Evason charges could not cope with the onslaught of Philadelphia (3:5), and then lost to Washington (1:2, OT), and Anaheim (3:4, OT), scoring only one point each. The Blues led for a long time in the match against the Ducks, but ultimately could not hold on to the advantage and conceded in overtime.
The visitors lack stability in defense. In the last five games, they have conceded 17 goals, while in seven games in December, Columbus' opponents have scored at least three goals six times. Jet Greaves was called up from Cleveland to help his teammates. The young goalie did not make a bad debut for the NHL club and stopped 90.63% of shots in his first starts.
Defenseman Zach Werenski remains the club leading scorer with 31 points (10+21) in the goal+pass system. The American regularly joins the attacks and performs better than many forwards. Kirill Marchenko is also very good this season. The Russian has 28 effective actions (11+17).
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Chinakhov, Erik Gudbranson and Boone Jenner will not be coming to Raleigh. Justin Danforth participation in the fight is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Columbus won only 48.2% of its faceoffs.
The Blazers aren't as strong at the point and don't win the puck from their opponents very often.
- The Blue Jackets are averaging 31 shots on goal per game.
The visitors throw a lot and spend more time in the attack zone.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.65Bet 2nd period: guests will score
Carolina has conceded in the second period in its last three games.
1.70Tip and bets
Carolina continues to lose points and has been on the decline for a long time. The hosts have stopped playing as reliably as they did at the beginning of the regular season. Now Rod Brindamour charges are not pleasing with a strong game in attack, so they have not managed to win by a landslide for a long time. Columbus has completely failed its home series of games, but in the last two matches the "jackets" were very close to success. The visitors lack stability on the last line of defense, so they often have to play catch-up. We think that with such "hurricanes" the "blue jackets" should not lose by a landslide.
Prediction - Columbus win with Asian handicap (+2) for 1.70
Bet on individual total
Carolina lacks reliability, and Petr Kochetkov is clearly not back in shape after a recent injury. Columbus is generally one of the few teams in the lower half of the league that doesn’t have serious problems on offense. The Blazers regularly convert their chances and score a lot, despite the fact that the club’s leading scorer is a defenseman.
We bet on Columbus' individual total of more than two goals with a coefficient of 1.67
Total Bet
The last matches involving Carolina have been extremely productive. The Hurricanes rush to attack and often forget about playing on their half of the court. At the same time, Columbus plays in an open style and often fails in defense. Nevertheless, Dean Evason charges are great at realizing their moments. Let play a bet on the total over goals.
We take the total over six pucks with the coefficient 1.80
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