{"id":464445,"date":"2025-03-09T09:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=464445"},"modified":"2025-03-09T09:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:18:08","slug":"nhl-predictions-march-9-winnipeg-jets-vs-carolina-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/09\/nhl-predictions-march-9-winnipeg-jets-vs-carolina-hurricanes\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: March 9 Winnipeg Jets vs Carolina Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey<\/em>\u00a0takes a look at the games that are scheduled then offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. Today we are looking at the game between the\u00a0Winnipeg Jets<\/a>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Carolina Hurricanes.<\/a>\u00a0Be sure to check out more\u00a0NHL Predictions<\/a>\u00a0as the 2024-25 season continues.<\/p>\n

NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n

Winnipeg Jets vs Carolina Hurricanes<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Jets 1-0 Hurricanes<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> TSN3; Fan Duel Sports South; ESPN+<\/p>\n

We open up<\/a> NHL predictions with our featured game between the Jets and the Hurricanes. Connor Hellebuyck<\/a> is the expected starter for Winnipeg, but always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. The Jets are 7-2-1 in the last 10 games and are winners of two straight. Kyle Connor<\/a> has been rolling this season 33 goals and 47 assists for Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

Frederik Andersen<\/a> is the projected starter for Carolina, which is 5-5 in the last 10 games. However, the Hurricanes have won three straight games entering this matchup. Sebastian Aho<\/a> leads the team in goals (24) and points (60) for Carolina.<\/p>\n

Both teams made some big changes at the deadline. However, the Jets pick up the win in this one.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Jets win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n

Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Blue Jackets 0-2 Rangers<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> Sportsnet; Fan Duel Sports Ohio; MSG; ESPN+<\/p>\n

We have another big matchup for this round of NHL predictions between the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> and the New York Rangers<\/a>. Elvis Merzlikins<\/a> is the likely starter for the Blue Jackets, who are 4-5-1 in the last 10 games. This includes two straight losses entering this pivotal matchup. Zach Werenski<\/a> is the team’s leader in assists (46) and points (66).<\/p>\n

Jonathan Quick<\/a> is the expected starter for the Rangers, who are 5-3-2 in the last 10 games. However, the Blueshirts have lost two in a row and this includes a crushing loss to the Ottawa Senators<\/a> on Saturday. Artemi Panarin<\/a> is first on the Rangers with 27 goals and 66 points.<\/p>\n

This is a big matchup, but the Blue Jackets get the victory.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Blue Jackets win 3-2.<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Kings vs Vegas Golden Knights<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Kings 1-1 Golden Knights<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 8 p.m, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> Fan Duel Sports West; Scripps Vegas; ESPN+<\/p>\n

The last game of NHL predictions is a Pacific Division matchup between the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> and the Vegas Golden Knights.<\/a> Los Angeles is expected to start David Rittich<\/a> in the blue paint. The Kings are 4-3-3 in the last 10 games and have a victory coming into this game. Adrian Kempe<\/a> is the team’s leader in goals (26) and points (51) for the Kings.<\/p>\n

Adin Hill<\/a> is the likely starter for the Golden Knights, who are 7-3 in the last 10 games. Vegas has also won its last four games in row prior to this divisional game. Jack Eichel<\/a> is tops in assists (55) and points (75) for the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

These two teams underwent some changes during the deadline, but Vegas takes the win.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Golden Knights win 4-3.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n

We finish up NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. Let’s go to our featured game for our preferred props. On the Winnipeg side, take Nikolaj Ehlers<\/a> to get a goal in this one. For Carolina, take Aho to get the over on 0.5 points.<\/p>\n

Main photo by: James Guillory-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n

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Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey\u00a0takes a look at the games that are scheduled then offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. Today we are looking at the game between the\u00a0Winnipeg Jets\u00a0vs.\u00a0Carolina Hurricanes.\u00a0Be sure to check out more\u00a0NHL Predictions\u00a0as the 2024-25 season continues. NHL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":449234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4547,4548,4524,33],"tags":[6010,6083,6028,6122,6019,6110],"class_list":["post-464445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hurricanes","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","category-jets","tag-carolina-hurricanes-predictions","tag-columbus-blue-jackets-predictions","tag-los-angeles-kings-predictions","tag-new-york-rangers-predictions","tag-vegas-golden-knights-predictions","tag-winnipeg-jets-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464446,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464445\/revisions\/464446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}