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Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks NHL game on April 9, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 10, 12:30AM United Center
Apr 10, 12:30AM United Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
P3 18:45 Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
P3 17:25 Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 16:29 Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 15:59 Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 15:45 Frank Nazar shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
P3 15:07 Shot on goal by K'Andre Miller saved by Spencer Knight
P3 14:59 Shot missed by Jackson Blake
P3 13:43 Shot missed by Skyler Brind'Amour
P3 13:34 Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 12:51 Goal scored by Mark Jankowski assisted by William Carrier and Nicolas Deslauriers
P3 11:44 Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 08:53 Shot missed by Charles Alexis Legault
P3 08:50 Mike Reilly shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky
P3 07:41 Shot on goal by Sean Walker saved by Spencer Knight
P3 06:09 Goal scored by Anton Frondell assisted by Louis Crevier and Alex Vlasic
P3 05:47 Goal scored by K'Andre Miller
P3 04:50 Shorthanded - Skyler Brind'Amour shot blocked by Frank Nazar
P3 04:04 Power play - Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 03:22 Shot missed by Connor Bedard
P3 02:13 Shot on goal by Nicolas Deslauriers saved by Spencer Knight
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Giveaway by Connor Bedard in offensive zone
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Frederik Andersen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Shorthanded - Skyler Brind'Amour won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Penalty to Alexander Nikishin 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Frederik Andersen
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Frederik Andersen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Frank Nazar shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by K'Andre Miller saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot missed by Jackson Blake
Logan Stankoven won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Skyler Brind'Amour
Skyler Brind'Amour won faceoff against Blackhawks in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Frederik Andersen
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Stoppage - High Stick
Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Mark Jankowski assisted by William Carrier and Nicolas Deslauriers
7-2
Stoppage - High Stick - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Frederik Andersen
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Giveaway by Ryan Donato in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Charles Alexis Legault
SHOT
Mike Reilly shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky
Skyler Brind'Amour won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sean Walker saved by Spencer Knight
Stoppage - Offside
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
GOAL
Goal scored by Anton Frondell assisted by Louis Crevier and Alex Vlasic
5-2
GOAL
Goal scored by K'Andre Miller
5-1
SHOT
Shorthanded - Skyler Brind'Amour shot blocked by Frank Nazar
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Frederik Andersen
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor Bedard
Skyler Brind'Amour won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Deslauriers saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Ethan Del Mastro shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bradly Nadeau saved by Spencer Knight
Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Shorthanded - Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Logan Stankoven won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by teammate
Power play - Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jackson Blake saved by Spencer Knight
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in neutral zone
Giveaway by Eric Robinson in neutral zone
Giveaway by Alexander Nikishin in neutral zone
Skyler Brind'Amour won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Alexander Nikishin assisted by William Carrier and Sean Walker
4-1
Stoppage - Icing
Giveaway by Shayne Gostisbehere in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi in neutral zone
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi in neutral zone
Ryan Greene won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in offensive zone
SHOT
Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Sean Walker
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Spencer Knight
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Mark Jankowski in defensive zone
Power play - Connor Bedard won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
Penalty to Josiah Slavin 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Frederik Andersen
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in defensive zone
Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jesperi Kotkaniemi saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Connor Bedard in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ethan Del Mastro saved by Frederik Andersen
Takeaway by Charles Alexis Legault in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Carrier saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot missed by William Carrier
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in neutral zone
SHOT
Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Bradly Nadeau
SHOT
Sean Walker shot blocked by Frank Nazar
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shayne Gostisbehere saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan Stankoven saved by Spencer Knight
GOAL
Goal scored by Logan Stankoven assisted by Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake
3-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Frederik Andersen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Landon Slaggert saved by Frederik Andersen
Ryan Donato credited with hit on Sean Walker in offensive zone
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in neutral zone
SHOT
Sean Walker shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Anton Frondell in offensive zone
Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
SHOT
Anton Frondell shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexander Nikishin
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Ryan Donato won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi in defensive zone
Giveaway by Jackson Blake in offensive zone
SHOT
Sean Walker shot blocked by Teuvo Teravainen
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Logan Stankoven
2-1
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in neutral zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Eric Robinson shot blocked by teammate
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Eric Robinson saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Frederik Andersen
SHOT
Shot missed by Bradly Nadeau
SHOT
Nikolaj Ehlers shot blocked by Connor Bedard
Logan Stankoven won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Mangiapane saved by Frederik Andersen
Bradly Nadeau credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone
Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone
Jesperi Kotkaniemi won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Anton Frondell assisted by Louis Crevier
1-1
Hurricanes won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Landon Slaggert shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
Giveaway by Skyler Brind'Amour in offensive zone
Skyler Brind'Amour won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
Giveaway by Jackson Blake in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shayne Gostisbehere saved by Spencer Knight
Ryan Greene won faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot missed by Charles Alexis Legault
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Frederik Andersen
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers in offensive zone
Ryan Greene won faceoff against Bradly Nadeau in neutral zone
Giveaway by Ryan Greene in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Eric Robinson
Giveaway by Spencer Knight in defensive zone
Takeaway by K'Andre Miller in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Taylor Hall
GOAL
Goal scored by Sean Walker assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers
1-0
Bradly Nadeau credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 22 | Shots on Goal | 25 | |||
| 49% | Faceoff Win % | 51% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/0 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 14 | Hits | 14 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 15 | |||
| 15 | Giveaways | 19 |
| |
|---|
| 22 | Shots on Goal | 25 | |||
| 49% | Faceoff Win % | 51% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/0 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 14 | Hits | 14 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 15 | |||
| 15 | Giveaways | 19 |
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Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks
- Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- Venue: United Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Hurricanes favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Hurricanes -160, Blackhawks +160
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Hurricanes: 62%
- Blackhawks: 38%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Hurricanes a win probability of 62%, while the Blackhawks have a win probability of 38%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Hurricanes are more likely to beat the Blackhawks in the NHL game at United Center on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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