Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction: Betting on the guests to win

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

Columbus does not solve big tournament tasks. The young and ambitious team is gaining experience to try and compete for cup spots in the foreseeable future. That being said, it's not to say that the Jackets look completely hopeless. On the contrary, they've been clinging to points a lot lately, but their results leave a lot to be desired over the course of the regular season. In the last six games, they beat San Jose and Anaheim 4:3 and 7:4, respectively, which was not surprising, but the victory over the Rangers was a sensation - 4:2. The team lost the remaining three games and, therefore, remained in the last place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Carolina is a team of a completely different level of skill and ambition, which this season is one of the main contenders for the Stanley Cup. In previous years, the Hurricanes were also among the league favorites, but on their way to the trophy, they had to gain experience and suffer a number of painful setbacks to overcome them and become stronger. Now, all of that has happened, and so they are seriously ready to face big challenges. In the current regular season, they look very decent, and in the last seven meetings, they won five times, losing only to Dallas and Buffalo - 1:2 and 2:3, respectively, which is enough for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Columbus and Carolina are located at different poles of the Eastern Conference standings. The Jackets go on to last place, and the Hurricanes are in the group of leaders, demonstrating hockey of very high quality. The team does not always spoil the public with spectacular and effective hockey, but it is important for them to get the highest seeding before the start of the cup battles to have more chances for the long-awaited trophy. In favor of the Red-Blacks are also the statistics of head-to-head meetings, according to which they have won four of the last five meetings.

We've already noted that Carolina is playing very closed and pragmatic hockey in the current regular season, which is why the Hurricanes often have a low-scoring output. For example, they have scored and conceded a combined 13 goals in their last four games (3.25 average per game). If you look at the more impressive stretch of the last nine games, they have allowed more than two goals only twice.