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NHL Prop Bets: Carolina Hurricanes vs St. Louis Blues (March 12, 2026)

The St. Louis Blues (25-29-10) face the Carolina Hurricanes (41-17-6) at Lenovo Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Hurricanes are favored to win at -290. They're currently -110 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Blues are -110 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Blues have a 34-30 Puck Line record this season, while the Hurricanes hold a record of 24-40.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -142 and UNDER at +120.

  • The Blues have a 29-32-3 O/U record this season (meaning 29 games have gone over the total points line, 32 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Hurricanes have a 35-28-1 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Blues are averaging 2.63 goals per game this season (28th in the league). Comparatively, the Hurricanes are averaging +0.9 more at 3.50 goals (6th).
  • Defensively, the Blues are giving up a whopping 3.33 goals per game this season (26th in the league), while the Hurricanes are giving up an average of 2.88 goals (8th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, St Louis is averaging 25.2 shots per game this season (31st in the NHL). Meanwhile, Carolina is allowing its opposition 24.3 shots per game (1st).
  • Flipping that script, the Blues are allowing 28.0 shots per game (16th in the NHL), while the Hurricanes are averaging 32.2 shots (2nd).

Power Play

  • St Louis holds a power play percentage of 17.1%, ranking 25th in the league this season, while Carolina sits 11th with 22.4% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Blues have a penalty kill rate of 74.3% (ranked 29th), compared to the Hurricanes at 79.4% (14th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    St Louis 23-18-23 12-8-13 11-10-10 4-1-5
    Carolina 28-17-19 15-9-10 13-8-9 6-1-3

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +330 to go to overtime.

  • The Blues have played in 12 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Hurricanes have appeared in 17.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Blues have played in 4 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Hurricanes have appeared in 8.

Last Time They Met

St Louis recorded a 3-0 victory over Carolina at Enterprise Center when these teams last met on January 13.