CLB Blue Jackets vs CAR Hurricanes Prediction: Columbus has every chance to score

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 1. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Things are going very well for Columbus. The Blue Jackets have 15 wins and 22 losses in 37 games, so with 36 points they are in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Quite surprisingly, the Jackets are literally one step away from the playoff zone, and if they keep it up, they'll easily find themselves in the top-8. In the past five games, Columbus has three wins. After the break, they beat Boston twice - they took it apart at home (6:2), but lost 0:4 on the road.

If we talk about Carolina, they've been having serious problems lately. The Hurricanes do not look very good, they have only six wins with eight losses in 14 past matches. So far it hasn't affected the standings much, but Rod Brindamore still needs to make some changes. The Hurricanes are in fifth place in the overall East standings with 45 points. After a pause for Christmas, Carolina first lost to New Jersey away (2:4), and then at home beat him with a score of 5:2.

We think that Columbus in this meeting has every chance to score at least one point. The Blue Jackets show great hockey lately, they are especially good at home, where they have lost in regulation time only once in 11 past matches. As for Carolina, they are just awful away - seven defeats in eight previous games. We offer as the main bet the victory of the hosts of the ice taking into account the plus handicap.