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Carolina vs. Chicago: NHL Match Prediction
On January 31, a team from Illinois will come to Raleigh. Chicago loses a lot and is unlikely to really fight for a playoff spot this season. Carolina, on the other hand, has gained excellent form and is now approaching the conference leader. The Hurricanes have been playing hard in the second half of the month and are unlikely to share points with the outsiders. Do the Hawks have any chances? This is in the prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina has secured second place in the conference standings and intends to continue chasing Washington, which leads the Metropolitan Division. Rod Brind'Amour team has won five of the previous six games and often played well on its half of the ice. In the second half of January, the club from Raleigh won in Illinois (4:3, OT) and Texas (2:1), beat Columbus (7:4) at home, and then went to New York. The Hurricanes could not cope with the Islanders' defense (2:3, OT), but they confidently dealt with the Rangers (4:0), without allowing a single puck into their goal. The Hurricanes scored in each period and did not allow their opponents to freely enter the zone.
Frederik Andersen is getting back into shape after an injury and has already made his first shutout of the season. So far, the goalie has only a 92.35% save percentage, but with him, the hosts have won all three games and have gradually begun to improve their defense. Carolina has conceded no more than two goals per game in five of seven games, while in the previous eight games, the Canes have been hit 16 times.
Mikko Rantanen has become the new leader of the attack of Carolina after the trade of Martin Necas. The Finnish forward has 65 points (25+40) and is six points ahead of Sebastian Aho (17+34), who has not scored much yet. The rest of the Hurricanes hockey players do not look so good and cannot compete with the club leaders yet.
Disqualifications and injuries
William Carrier, Tyson Jost and Jesper Fast are all out of the bout due to injury, while Jake Roslovic is questionable.
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, hurricanes carry out 19 forceful receptions
Carolina doesn't play tough, so you rarely see a lot of power in her performance.
Chicago Blackhawks
USACurrent form
Chicago is having a very poor season and is currently in 15th place in the West. The Illinois club has only 37 points after 50 games. Anders Sorensen men played a lot at home in late December and early in the new year, but were only able to win four times in the new year. In the second half of January, the Hawks scored points in five out of six games and were doing well in attack. They ended their home series with losses to Carolina (3:4, OT), Tampa (3:4, OT) and Minnesota (2:4), and started their away series with a win in Tampa (4:1). The Blackhawks conceded first, but did not give up and scored four unanswered goals against the Lightning.
The Blackhawks have finally started scoring more, and have scored 17 goals in their last five games. Connor Bedard leads the team in scoring. The young forward has 34 points (14+30) and is often the one making assists to his teammates. Ryan Donato is the visiting team top scorer, with 15 goals.
Chicago hasn't been too bad defensively and has improved its defensive performance in recent times. The visitors are averaging 3.42 goals per game this season, and have allowed 14 goals in their last five starts. Arvid Soderblom has become the visitors' starting goalie and has a .906 save percentage this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leon Brossoit will not travel to Raleigh with the team. Connor Murphy condition is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Chicago shoots more than 25 times per game
The visitors don't try to shoot from any position and often this strategy brings the Blackhawks the desired result.
- Hawks average more than 19 hits per game
Anders Sorensen players love contact hockey and don't give their opponents much space.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
Five of Carolina last seven games have seen fewer than two goals scored in the first period.
2.00Bet 2nd period: Carolina will score
The Canes have scored in the second period in their last five games.
1.25Tip and bets
Chicago is not in the worst shape and in five games out of six the Blackhawks have scored points. The Hawks have improved in the implementation of moments and have scored at least two goals in all matches in the new year. Carolina looks very formidable, but the Hurricanes often stumble in matches against mid-table and outsiders of the league table. Most recently, the opponents met each other in Illinois. Then the hosts were leading in the score for a long time and could well have won. We think that Anders Sorensen charges have a good chance to cling to the result. Let take a risk and play the victory of the second with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is Chicago victory with Asian handicap (0) for 4.80
Bet on individual total
The Hawks have scored at least twice in all of their games in January. The Raleigh team has improved in defense, but still makes a lot of mistakes and allows opponents to throw into their net. With Frederik Andersen back, the home team last line of defense has become even stronger. Nevertheless, we believe in Chicago offense and expect at least two hits from it.
Betting Tip - Chicago individual total over 1.5 goals for 1.70
Bet on total
Games involving Chicago are rarely boring and always delight with a large number of goals. Carolina plays with a constant eye on its boundaries, but in January only twice did they not concede. A little more than a week ago, the teams played on the ice of the Hawks and scored six goals between them. We believe that this time there will be at least no less.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.70
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