The Carolina Hurricanes will look to grab a road win when they take on the Blue Jackets in Columbus at Nationwide Arena on Friday in hockey odds action.

Columbus will face the 30-29-15 Hurricanes. In totals betting, the Blue Jackets are 33-37-3 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Hurricanes are 39-31-4 favoring the OVER.



View Carolina vs Columbus Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Blue Jackets in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +120 on most hockey betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Blue Jackets sit at No. 29 in the current NHL power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Hurricanes sit at a No. 25 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Columbus' No. 29-ranked offense, averaging 2.3 goals per game, against a Hurricanes defense that ranks No. 25 at 2.9 goals allowed. The Blue Jackets power play is averaging 14.9% while the Hurricanes defense kills off 79.7% of their penalties.

In their last action, Carolina was a 3-1 Sportsbook at home against the Panthers. Bettors on Carolina at -137 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for Columbus, they were a 5-1 loser as they battled the Blackhawks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blackhawks at -185 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.


Carolina Hurricanes Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Columbus Blue Jackets Trends:
When playing on Friday are 1-9
Before playing Edmonton are 4-6
After playing Chicago are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Hurricanes at Blue Jackets trends to consider:
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Carolina is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 6 games at home
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Carolina at Detroit, Saturday, March 24
Columbus home to Edmonton, Sunday, March 25