Carolina Hurricanes - Chicago Blackhawks - NHL

We turn our focus back to the NHL: Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks will meet face to face tonight:  The game will start at 7:30 p.m. EST, at PNC Arena, and will be aired on WGN, FSCR. Carolina (15-12-7) is coming off Wed. night's 3-2 loss in Pittsburgh, which holds the second-most points in the NHL behind Columbus. The Hurricanes are without defenseman Justin Faulk, who missed Wednesday's game with a lower-body injury. Hurricanes are 7th in "Goals Against" and 1st in "Penalty Kill %", showing superb "D" overall. Chicago (23-10-5) have the best record in the Western Conference, but they needed a comeback Thursday night in Nashville to snap a 3-game losing streak. The 3-2 victory put them back on track. Blackhawks are 8th in "Goals Against", and 8th in "Goals Scored %". The official Las Vegas Goal line for Over/Under is (5.0 Goals), a hint to a low scoring game. With that said, I pick an "Alternative Total 2-Way" option@BET365: Under 7.5 Goals. Click here to learn the difference between Decimal & American  odds systems.  Unless the amount to bet is defined, our wager is for $100.

UPDATE December 31, 2016 - FINAL Result: Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Chicago Blackhawks. The Carolina Hurricanes extended their home point streak to 11 games with a 3-2 win against Chicago Blackhawks at PNC Arena on Friday. Carolina (16-12-7) is 10-0-1 during the streak and 5-1-1 in its past seven games. The Hurricanes have won 3 straight against the Blackhawks (23-11-5) since the last season. Lindholm, Stempniak and McClement scored for Carolina. Both teams scored 5 goals total, below of our projection of U. 7.5 Goals, and our Bet clearly won:  Our NHL total record of FREE Picks, since November 17, 2016, is 15-6: 71.42% winners.