"We have star players, too, that don’t seem to be protected as well as some of the other teams’ stars," Blackhawks captain Foligno said.

At 4:52 of the second period, Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal as a member of the Hurricanes. One minute later (5:59), Jaccob Slavin made it 3-1. For a team as offensively challenged as the Blackhawks, that felt like a hill too steep to climb.

Will Andrei Svechnikov find the back of the net when the Carolina Hurricanes face off against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET? In the article below, we analyze the stats and trends you need to know before betting any props.