Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 11/26/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+190) Hurricanes (-250)

The Carolina Hurricanes (11-8-0) are welcoming the Columbus Blue Jackets (6-11-4) at PNC Arena on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jackets at +190 while the Hurricanes are opening at -250. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Columbus Blue Jackets went home feeling good about their game by earning a 2-1 victory against the Devils in their last outing. Columbus accrued 4 penalty mins for this contest. The Blue Jackets didn't have their best offensive outing in the win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but didn't net one. In the matchup, they scored on 2 of the 28 shots they attempted.

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Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have tallied 61 power play tries (24th in hockey) and have scored 7 goals in those chances. The Blue Jackets so far have had 695 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .895. Columbus has taken 640 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.4%. When playing at even strength, the Blue Jackets have conceded 66 goals while having 53 on offense. Columbus has accounted for 67 power play chances and they have tallied 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 10.45%. For the current season, the have a total of 16 points and their points percentage comes in at .381. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have racked up 60 goals (17th in hockey) on the year and have allowed 73.

The player in the crease for this game is Elvis Merzlikins. In his career, Merzlikins has tallied 74 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .487. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 9,020 minutes played. Merzlikins has seen 5,007 shots taken against him and has gathered 4,536 total saves. Opponents have tallied 471 goals versus Merzlikins in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 3.13. He has amassed an overall mark of 60-68-25 and was named the starter in 152 games. Merzlikins has participated in 165 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Carolina played the Lightning in a matchup where the Hurricanes ended up taking the loss by a tally of 8-2. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this contest and notched 1 out of those chances. The Hurricanes notched 2 goals of the 24 shots on goal they took.

Carolina has attempted 629 shots (10th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.02%, while allowing the opposition 479 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 74.63% on their opponents 67 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 86.4%. They have recorded 72 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 22.22%. The Hurricanes have earned 47 goals at even strength and 16 goals (10th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 65 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Carolina Hurricanes have accounted for 63 goals, 22 points, and a points percentage of .579.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Antti Raanta in net. He has accrued 6,430 saves out of 7,020 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .916. Raanta has earned a career mark of 133-76-27 and has been in net for 263 contests. He has started in 240 games and has racked up 14,335 minutes. Raanta's percentage of quality starts sits at 60.0% and he has made 144 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.47 goals per contest and he has conceded 590 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-250)

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