Hurricanes Vs Blues: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 1, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on November 30, 2022

The Carolina Hurricanes (12-6-5) will visit the St. Louis Blues (11-11-0) on Thursday, with the Hurricanes coming off a victory and the Blues off a defeat. Sportsbooks give the Blues +116 odds to pick up a win and list the Hurricanes at -139 on the moneyline for this matchup. This matchup has an over/under of 6 goals.

The betting facts in the article below reflect odds as of December 1, 2022 at 5:16 AM ET. See the table below for the latest odds on this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Hurricanes Vs Blues Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 1

Hurricanes: Max Pacioretty: Out (Achilles), Jake Gardiner: Out (Hip), Teuvo Teravainen: Out (Upper Body), Frederik Andersen: Out (Undisclosed), Cavan Fitzgerald: Out (Undisclosed), Ondrej Kase: Out (Concussion)

Blues: Marco Scandella: Out (Hip), Logan Brown: Out (Undisclosed), Robert Thomas: Questionable (Lower Body), Scott Perunovich: Out (Shoulder)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Hurricanes
Total Pick Under (6)
Spread Pick Blues (+1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Hurricanes Vs Blues Team Stats

Hurricanes Avg. (Rank) Blues Avg. (Rank)
2.70 (27th) Goals Scored 2.82 (25th)
2.74 (8th) Goals Allowed 3.55 (25th)
35.3 (3rd) Shots 30.2 (23rd)
26.1 (1st) Shots Allowed 32.9 (21st)

Hurricanes Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Martin Necas 23 11 14 25 77 3 0
Sebastian Aho 23 9 16 25 64 2 -1
Andrei Svechnikov 23 14 10 24 72 3 -3
Brent Burns 23 3 11 14 87 1 +1
Seth Jarvis 23 4 6 10 46 0 +4

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Blues Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Robert Thomas 21 4 15 19 32 1 -7
Jordan Kyrou 22 9 9 18 76 3 -15
Brayden Schenn 22 6 11 17 36 1 -10
Pavel Buchnevich 17 6 10 16 37 3 0
Justin Faulk 22 4 11 15 62 1 -3

Betting Trends

  • The Hurricanes have been a moneyline favorite 17 times this season, and have gone 10-7 in those games.
  • The Hurricanes have a 58.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • This season the Blues have been an underdog 10 times, and won four of those games.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blues have a 46.3% chance to win.
  • Carolina’s games this season have finished above this matchup’s total of 6 goals eight times.
  • St. Louis has played 14 games this season that ended with over 6 goals.
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