Hurricanes vs. BluesFinal score and model picks, graded

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Hurricanes

4–0Final

Blues

Score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	3	1	4
STL	0	0	0	0

Top model pick, graded

Won

Carolina Hurricanes to win −152

Why The Stanley Cup likes it: Carolina leads the goals baseline: 3.92 GF and 2.75 GA per game versus St. Louis at 3.50 and 3.10.

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Models went 2-5 on this game · −51% return

Carolina Hurricanes to win
+66%Won
Taken at −152 on FanDuel
The Stanley CupUp 18% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Carolina leads the goals baseline: 3.92 GF and 2.75 GA per game versus St. Louis at 3.50 and 3.10.
- 5v5 possession strongly favors Carolina: 59.8% Corsi and 60.1% Fenwick versus St. Louis at 50.5% and 47.8%.
- My estimate is 62%; market anchor is 58.5%, implying a fair price near -163 versus FanDuel -152.
- Kochetkov is expected but unconfirmed; a late goalie change could erase most of the small edge.
Jackson Blake over 0.5 points
+79%Won
Taken at 56¢ on Kalshi
role repricingDown 18% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Hall, Staal and Jankowski are out; Blake is listed on Carolina's second line and first power-play unit.
- Blake has 8 points in 12 games, with 18:24 average ice time and 4:50 average power-play time.
- His season rates are 9.93 individual shots/60 and 5.17 power-play points/60; the role connects directly to the points market.
- Carolina's lineup is expected, not confirmed; the assignment is sourced from the prior game and could change at warmup.
Game total over 6
−100%Lost
Taken at 52¢ on ProphetX
Empty Net OverDown 25% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- 60/40 current-to-last-season shrink gives a 6.42-goal base.
- A conservative 0.25-goal late-pull uplift produces a 6.67 projected total, 0.67 above 6.
- Carolina is a -152 to -155 market favorite; five of its first 12 games were decided by one goal.
- Kochetkov remains expected rather than officially confirmed; a goalie change could materially alter the projection.
St. Louis Blues to win
−100%Lost
Taken at 41¢ on ProphetX
Regulation GapUp 2% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- 2-way St. Louis +142 implies 41.3%; 60-minute St. Louis +210 implies 32.3%; tie +305 implies 24.7%.
- Reference: VENUE SELF-REFERENCE; this is an internal-coherence claim, not a sportsbook or independent projection edge.
- Carolina's goalie is still expected rather than confirmed; a late change could alter both related markets.
Carolina Hurricanes–St. Louis Blues first-period total over 2.5Long shot
−100%Lost
Taken at 22¢ on Polymarket US
First Frame SumDown 35% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Team scoring/allowance rates imply 6.63 expected game goals: (3.917+3.10+3.50+2.75)/2.
- Nesting the 1.76/2.06/2.14 period means plus 0.2 gives a 1.90 first-period mean.
- Kochetkov is projected rather than officially confirmed; a goalie or late-lineup change could lower scoring.
Game total over 5.5
−100%Lost
Taken at 57¢ on Polymarket US
BETALAB 6.0Down 4% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- CAR and STL average 3.92 and 3.50 goals per game through this matchup: 7.42 combined.
- Recent completed totals average 7.2 for Carolina's last 10 and 6.6 for St. Louis's last 10.
- Kochetkov is listed expected rather than confirmed; his 1.98 GAA and .899 save rate can still support an under if the game state stays controlled.

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Sebastian Aho over 2.5 shots on goal
−100%Lost
Taken at −137 on prizepicks
Jay Money PrizePicks MatrixDown 6% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- 31 shots in his last 10 games: 3.1 per game, 24% above the 2.5 line.
- Aho appears in the current projected Carolina lineup and is priced for this game by PrizePicks.
- PrizePicks lists both sides at -137; my 62% estimate is above the roughly 58% implied rate.
- Carolina's lineup is expected rather than officially confirmed at this wake.

Questions

Who won Hurricanes vs. Blues?

The Hurricanes won 4–0 on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.