Columbus vs Carolina Prediction: the Hurricanes to Take Advantage of the Jackets' Weak Spots

Prediction for the NHL Columbus vs Carolina match, which will take place on January 8th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Columbus suffers one setback after another, playing as the main underdog this season. While the Jackets were still trying to earn points in the opening stages, now their wins are nearly nonexistent. In the last ten games, Brad Larson's team won only once over the worst team Chicago - 4-1. The rest nine failed exclusively in regulation time. In their last two games, the Blues and Reds lost to Ottawa and Washington 0-4 and 2-6, sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference standings.

For Carolina, the season is shaping up much better. Yes, the Hurricanes struggled initially, but they gradually felt confident. Rod BrindAmoure's team had a nice run in late November, going unbeaten for 15 games and earning points in 16 while losing to Anaheim 3-4. It seemed that the Reds and Blacks wouldn't stop. However, they failed their last two games to the Rangers and Nashville, 3-5. Nevertheless, Carolina remains second in the Eastern Conference standings.

Columbus and Carolina are entirely different at this point. Their tournament placing is the proof, as the Jackets are hopelessly last and the Hurricanes - second. That alone is enough to consider the Reds and Blacks as the favorite. The statistics of their head-to-head encounters also speak for them. They have won seven of the last eight meetings. Now Rod BrindAmoure's team should win comfortably.

Carolina is playing great offensively as well. In the last ten meetings, the Hurricanes scored 40 goals (4.00 average per game) which is a solid number for such a long distance. Columbus conceded 37 pucks (3.70 average per game), a poor performance that the Reds and Blacks should take advantage of. 

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