ASA NHL Totall of the Month 10*
(NHL) Carolina vs. Columbus, 04/16/2024 7:00 PM, Score: 3 - 6
Total: 6.00 | -102.00 Over
Result: Win
#7/8 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6 Goals - Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - The Hurricanes no longer have to worry about winning the division as the Rangers wrapped that up last night.  That is part of the reason Spencer Martin is getting the start in goal tonight and he is sure to be rusty.  Even though Martin has had decent numbers since coming to the Hurricanes this season, he has not played since the final day of February!  Yes, it is more than a month and a half for Martin.  No matter how much one practices and prepares as a goalie, there is still nothing like live game action and Martin could struggle a bit in this one given the rust aspect.  Speaking of struggling, Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves is 2-6 with a 3.55 GAA this season!  He also has allowed 4 or more goals in 3 straight starts!  Columbus has been eliminated for quite some time from the post-season and their record is not impressive to say the least.  Part of the problem is they allow far too many goals as they are not strong defensively or in goal.  We capitalize on that here as Carolina will be looking for one final tune-up before the post-season.  The key here though is that the Blue Jackets are likely to give a strong effort in their home ice finale.  Generally speaking they do play better on home ice and they will want to go out with a bang to wrap up their season.  With nothing to lose there should be quite an emphasis on the offensive zone in this one and plenty of attacking.  We do not expect a tight, defensive-minded checking style of game here as this one just does not offer that incentive for either club.  The Jackets have allowed 4 goals per game on average over their last 14 games.  They have scored 3.5 goals per game in the last 6 games on their home ice  The Hurricanes have won 5 straight games and 7 of last 8.  Carolina scored an average of 3.5 goals in those 8 games.  In a rather loosely played affair, there will be plenty of scoring opportunities and both these goalies are unlikely to be sharp for the reasons we noted above.  Look for at least 7 goals in this one!  Over is the play here.