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Blues at Hurricanes

NHL · Thursday, Mar 12 · 6:00 PM CT · Lenovo Center · Final STL 3 – CAR 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
STL0123
CAR1001
Team box
STL·CAR
17
shots
32
0 of 1
power play
0 of 2
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
18
hits
16
9
blocked shots
12
4
penalty minutes
2
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jordan BinningtonSTL3231.969
Brandon BussiCAR1614.875

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CAR +3
STL +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: CAR 1 · STL 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was STL 35%, CAR 65% · Updated Mar 12

Expected margin
CAR by 1.1
Expected score
CAR 3.7 – 2.5 STL
Expected total
6.2
BluesThe matchupHurricanes
+182Our fair odds−182
2.5Expected goals3.7
−0.12Power rating+0.32
2.6Goals / game3.6
3.4Allowed / game2.9
25.2Shots / game32.2
49.5Faceoff %50.6
23.0Hits / game19.5
25−39Season record41−23
5−5Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
STL chance · CAR chance
Our model fair35.5%64.5%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
STLSt. Louis Blues+18235%————
CARCarolina Hurricanes−18265%————
SpreadCAR by 1.1
STLSt. Louis Blues+1.1our margin————
CARCarolina Hurricanes−1.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Carolina Hurricanes by 1.1 expected
St. Louis Blues by 7 goals: <1%St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: <1%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 1%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 2%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 6%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 6%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 20%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 19%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 13%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 17%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 11%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 4%Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: 1%Carolina Hurricanes by 7 goals: <1%
← STL wins byCAR wins by →
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more47%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 3 or more34%
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more15%
Decided by one goal39%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 12%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
STLJordan Binnington G · last 5 starts: .870 save %, 3.46 GAAstarted
CARBrandon Bussi G · last 5 starts: .864 save %, 3.22 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
STL·CAR
Mar 10 vs NYI
last game
Mar 10 vs PIT
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 64+ games
STL·CAR
−0.12
rating (0 = average)
+0.32
2.6
goals / game
3.6
3.4
goals allowed / game
2.9
25−39
season record
41−23
14−19
home record
24−10
11−20
away record
17−13
L1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
8−2
25.2
shots / game
32.2
49.5
faceoff %
50.6
23.0
hits / game
19.5
14.1
blocked shots / game
11.0
4.3
takeaways / game
5.9
14.3
giveaways / game
16.5

Rating Trend

STL · CAR · 127 days
St. Louis BluesCarolina Hurricanes
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · CAR 6−3
Jan 13at STLSTL 3 − 0
Nov 17, 2024at CARCAR 4 − 1
Oct 19, 2024at STLSTL 4 − 3
Apr 12, 2024at STLCAR 5 − 2
Jan 6, 2024at CARSTL 2 − 1 SO
Feb 21, 2023at CARCAR 4 − 1
Dec 1, 2022at STLCAR 6 − 4
Mar 26, 2022at STLCAR 7 − 2
Nov 13, 2021at CARCAR 3 − 2

STL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Mar 10vs NYI3 − 4L
Mar 8at ANA4 − 0W
Mar 6at SJ3 − 2W
Mar 4at SEA3 − 2W
Mar 1at MIN3 − 1W
Feb 28vs NJ1 − 3L
Feb 26vs SEA5 − 1W
Feb 4at DAL4 − 5L
Feb 2at NSH5 − 6L
Jan 31vs CBJ3 − 5L

CAR · Last 10

8−2 · streak W1
Mar 10vs PIT5 − 4W
Mar 7at CGY4 − 5L
Mar 6at EDM6 − 3W
Mar 4at VAN6 − 4W
Mar 2at SEA1 − 2L
Feb 28vs DET5 − 2W
Feb 26vs TB5 − 4W
Feb 5at NYR2 − 0W
Feb 3vs OTT4 − 3W
Feb 1vs LA3 − 2W