7:40 pm
March 30

Hurricanes @ Blackhawks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Carolina Hurricanes (23-7-3)

@ Chicago Blackhawks (16-15-5)

 

Starting Goalies:

Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR): Confirmed

Kevin Lankinen (CHI): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Carolina Hurricanes: (-160)

Chicago Blackhawks: (+140)

 

• The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-1-2 in March as they prepare to visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday hoping to cap off a successful month. While defenseman Dougie Hamilton has maintained a steady hand in the surge with a 14-game point streak entering Tuesday, the Hurricanes also have benefited from their front line.

• In Carolina’s latest victory Saturday, a 4-3 win against the Central Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning, it was Martin Necas’ turn to supply the heroics. Necas matched a career high with four points, scoring twice and assisting on the club’s two other goals. Necas has seven goals and 10 assists in the 13 games in March.

• While Carolina has climbed to within one point of the Lightning in the division race, a recent slide has left Chicago grasping to maintain its hold on the No. 4 spot in the Central. After losing back-to-back games to the Nashville Predators to fall to 2-2 thus far on a six-game homestand, the Blackhawks now are tied with Nashville for the division’s final playoff spot with 36 points.

• On Sunday, Chicago fell behind 2-0 after one period before Alex DeBrincat roused into action with his 17th and 18th goals of the season, striking over a 1:50 span early in the third. Still, DeBrincat shrugged off his fourth multigoal game of the season as the team couldn’t complete the comeback. A little more than four minutes after the tying goal, the Predators capitalized on a defensive zone turnover by the Blackhawks and regained the lead.

• The Blackhawks are 2-6-0 in their past eight games.

• Carolina can attest to seizing the opportunity for a turnaround. The Hurricanes lost three of four to close February but clicked since.

• On Saturday, they overcame a 2-0 deficit after one period, outshooting the Lightning 28-11 in the second and third. After Tampa Bay tied the game at 3-all on a Mathieu Joseph goal 22 seconds into the third period, Necas netted the game-winner on the power play with 3:53 to play.

5/10
Confidence
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Carolina Hurricanes
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