Carolina Hurricanes vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Prediction, Preview, Picks & Odds - 11/14/2022

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

Venue: United Center, Chicago, IL

Where to watch: BSSO, NBCSCH

DraftKings: Hurricanes -215, Blackhawks +185

FanDuel: Hurricanes -240, Blackhawks +1895

BetMGM: Hurricanes -212, Blackhawks +180

Caesars: Hurricanes -235, Blackhawks +192

Hurricanes: 9-5-1

Blackhawks: 6-5-3

Hurricanes: lost 4-1 at Avalanche on Saturday

Blackhawks: won 3-2 at Ducks on Saturday

The Carolina Hurricanes have a lot to learn, it would appear, in order to catch up to the defending Stanley Cup champions. Or, it could be the goaltending spot is really that out of whack after getting dominated by the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

Carolina will try to bounce back on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks, who are surprisingly hanging around the first month of the year with a 6-5-3 record. I get that’s not the greatest mark in the world but at the very least they do look like they’re trying to be competitive under new coach Luke Richardson.

But the Hurricanes were completely overpowered by the superstars in Colorado. Cale Makar had two goals, Nathan MacKinnon scored, as well. It wasn’t even close to the Stanley Cup Final preview that maybe some were expecting. But with Jordan Staal scoring the only goal and Antti Raanta making 24 saves, sometimes it’s not your night with that kind of firepower.

"We need everyone really going, especially playing against this team, and we didn't have that tonight," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It was a tough game. I didn't like our start. We gave them two goals in the first [period] and you're just chasing the game. Too good of a team to give them two. I thought, really, after that the game was pretty even."

The makeup for Carolina right now in goal isn’t great with Frederik Andersen out for an unknown period of time. It’s Raanta and Pyotr Kochetkov in net and that doesn’t really give me confidence against the likes of Colorado, who can outskate you to death.

But when Carolina has to play low-of-the-bar teams like the Blackhawks – even though they’re not fully low-bar right now – it’s a chance to feel good in this situation. Chicago is coming off a 3-2 win in Anaheim on Saturday that saw Jarred Tinordi score the go-ahead goal with 2:42 left in the game. Max Domi and Patrick Kane had two assists each, which tells you that line has been fun to watch. And when you have a lad named Arvid Soderblom making 39 saves in the win, you’re doing it right.

"Not the best game from us, but we've shown we are a strong team," Filip Roos said after scoring his first NHL goal of his career. "We worked hard out there, so it was a good win."

This would normally smell like a trap game where the road team comes in and struggles throughout the night. This one, I can’t see it happening. Carolina seems itching to rebound after that sour taste in Denver the other night and it would be shocking for the Blackhawks to cash out at that high of a moneyline play when they have so much not going their way. Hurricanes win 4-2

Hurricanes:

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis

Stefan Noesen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas

Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast

Paul Stastny -- Jack Drury -- Derek Stepan

Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns

Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce

Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield

Antti Raanta

Blackhawks:

Philipp Kurashev -- Max Domi -- Patrick Kane

Andreas Athanasiou -- Jonathan Toews -- Taylor Raddysh

MacKenzie Entwistle -- Sam Lafferty -- Boris Katchouk

Reese Johnson -- Jujhar Khaira -- Colin Blackwell

Jack Johnson -- Jake McCabe

Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy

Caleb Jones -- Filip Roos

Petr Mrazek

Points: Martin Necas -- 19

Goals: Andrei Svechnikov -- 11

Assists: Martin Necas -- 12

Goalie: Frederik Andersen -- 5-3-0, 2.72 GAA, .891 SV%

Points: Patrick Kane -- 12

Goals: Jonathan Toews -- 7

Assists: Patrick Kane -- 10

Goalie: Alex Stalock -- 3-2-1, 2.93 GAA, .914 SV%