Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 12/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+120) Hurricanes (-144)

The Carolina Hurricanes (17-9-2) will try to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets (13-10-6) at PNC Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Columbus at +120 while Carolina is sitting at -144. The over/under is 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-0 defeat against the Capitals in their last outing. Columbus amassed 8 penalty mins in this matchup. The Blue Jackets could have played much better offensively in this loss. They also had 3 power play tries but weren't able to make the most of them. For the game, they walked away having not converted any of the 39 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Blue Jackets have surrendered 76 goals while scoring 73 as an offensive unit. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have totaled 79 power play opportunities (24th in the league) and have a total of 22 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accumulated 86 goals (15th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have conceded 98. Columbus has attempted 891 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.7%. For the current campaign, they have 32 points and their points % is .552. The Blue Jackets have had 914 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. Columbus skates onto the rink with 71 power play opportunities and they have added 13 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 18.31%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jet Greaves. Opponents have racked up 101 goals against Greaves in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.73. Greaves has participated in 38 games during his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .917 for his 1,156 mins in the crease. He has accumulated a record of 17-14-7 and he started in 37 games. In his professional hockey career, Greaves has compiled 25 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .676. Greaves has seen 1,218 shots taken against him and he has 1,117 total saves.

In their last contest, Carolina faced off against the Sharks in an outing where the Hurricanes ended up losing by a mark of 4-1. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup and earned 1 out of those tries. The Hurricanes netted 1 goal of the 29 shots on goal they were seeking.

Over the course of the season, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned a total of 93 goals, 36 points, in addition to a points percentage of .643. They have granted a total of 81 goals to be scored by of a combination of 64 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes are sitting with 80 goals at even strength and 13 goals (25th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 85 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 15.29%. Carolina has tried 933 shots (2nd in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.97%, while allowing the other team 680 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.01% on their oppositions 81 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 88.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Brandon Bussi defending the net. His opponents are averaging 2.22 goals per game and he has given up 20 goals overall. Bussi's rate of quality starts sits at 55.6% and he has 5 quality starts in his career. He has started in 9 games and has accumulated 23 mins. Bussi holds a career mark of 8-1-0 and has been in net for 9 contests. He has compiled 186 saves out of the 206 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .903.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus (+120)

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