This is a 9* on CAROLINA

There is a significant gap after the top three in the NHL’s Central Division. Tampa Bay, Florida and Carolina have a major cushion over the rest of the field and we don’t see that shrinking any time soon. Of course, someone will have to be the 4th playoff team. That could be Chicago, who is currently tied for fourth with 39 points, 10 fewer than the Hurricanes. But they won’t be cutting into that deficit here. The ‘Canes weren’t happy with Tuesday’s 2-1 loss in the Windy City and are now out for revenge. They are 9-4 in all revenge situations in the 2020-21 season. The Blackhawks won back to back games only one time in March. Even though they won Tuesday, they were outshot 2:1 (32-16) and also outnumber 41-23 on faceoffs. Carolina is 8-1 the last nine times they’ve been off a game where they allowed two or fewer goals. Should be an easy bounce back game. Play on CAROLINA

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