The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes meet Tuesday in NHL action from the PNC Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes prediction.
New York Rangers Team Preview
The New York Rangers come into this one looking to build on a 3-1 win over New Jersey last time out. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 87 points including team-highs of 35 goals and 52 assists while Chris Kreider has 59 points with 32 goals of his own. Vincent Trocheck has 61 points as well with 37 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 55 points with 35 assists this season. Igor Shesterkin has gone 27-13-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .912 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 14-5-2 with a 2.38 GAA and a .917 save percentage between the pipes for the Rangers this season. The Rangers will meet the Lightning and Penguins after this one.
New York Rangers Team Facts
- The Rangers have won each of their last five games as underdogs against the Hurricanes.
- The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last 16 games as underdogs following a home win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last nine games following a home win.
- The Rangers have won the second period in six of their last seven games following a home win.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to build on a three-game win streak after a 7-2 win over Calgary last time out. Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 68 points including 25 goals and a team-high 43 assists while Seth Jarvis has 50 points split between 20 goals and 30 assists. Martin Necas has 45 points and Teuvo Teravainen has 46 points Teravainen logging 21 goals and Necas chipping in 20 tallies. In goal, Frederik Andersen has gone 6-1 with a 2.50 GAA and an .872 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 12-7-2 with a 2.99 GAA and an .872 save percentage and Pyotr Kochetkov is 17-11-3 with a 2.39 GAA and a .910 save percentage.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the last seven games between the Rangers and Hurricanes.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last seven games between the Rangers and Hurricanes.
- The underdogs have won the third period in each of the last seven games between the Rangers and Hurricanes.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in seven of the Hurricanes’ last eight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Rangers vs. Hurricanes Prediction
I’m on the under here. This is going to be a heavyweight tilt, but it’s still a pair of teams with two of their better goaltending groups in the NHL this season. Carolina is the more rested team, but being on a back-to-back never hurt the Rangers with this defense. Give me the under in a first to 3, playoff type game.