Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes prediction: Why Carolina is favored to win Tuesday's NHL matchup [12/9/2025]

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL action at Lenovo Center on Tuesday, starting at 7:30PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model predicts the Hurricanes as the most likely winner of the Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Tuesday's matchup, including projected goal scorers, best bets and player prop picks.

Blue Jackets vs. Canes prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NHL game between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives the Hurricanes a 62% chance of defeating the Blue Jackets.

According to our model, the Blue Jackets (+1.5) have a 59% chance of covering the puck line, while the 6.5-goal over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes odds

We have sourced the best NHL odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Blue Jackets	Hurricanes
Puck Line	+1.5 (-125)	-1.5 (+114)
Moneyline	+188	-218
Total	o6.5 (-110)	u6.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Puck Line	Blue Jackets +1.5	-125
Moneyline	Blue Jackets	+188
Total	Under 6.5	-108

According to our NHL best bets, the top play to make on this game is Blue Jackets +1.5 at the spread.

Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes player props

Who will score a goal in Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes?

According to our model, Seth Jarvis is most likely to score an anytime goal in Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes.

Our projections give Jarvis a 36.5% chance of scoring a goal at Lenovo Center, while the star is a 7.0% chance of netting the first goal the game.

Anytime goal scorer predictions

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Adam Fantilli	32.2%
Kirill Marchenko	29.2%
Dmitri Voronkov	24.2%
Zach Werenski	22.1%
Sean Monahan	19.5%

Carolina Hurricanes

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Seth Jarvis	36.5%
Sebastian Aho	29.2%
Nikolaj Ehlers	27.6%
Andrei Svechnikov	27.6%
Jackson Blake	25.0%

First goal scorer predictions

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player	First Goal Probability
Adam Fantilli	6.6%
Kirill Marchenko	5.3%
Dmitri Voronkov	4.4%
Zach Werenski	4.3%
Sean Monahan	3.4%

Carolina Hurricanes

Player	First Goal Probability
Seth Jarvis	7.0%
Sebastian Aho	5.8%
Andrei Svechnikov	5.7%
Nikolaj Ehlers	4.9%
Logan Stankoven	4.3%

Blue Jackets vs. Canes game-day updates and essential details

Tuesday's action between the Hurricanes and Blue Jackets at Lenovo Center is scheduled to start at 7:30PM ET.

• Who: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes
• Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
• Time: 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT
• Venue: Lenovo Center

Conclusion

We predict the Hurricanes, with a 62% win probability, will likely beat the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

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