The Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers meet in NHL action from Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Carolina is listed as a -115 road favorite while New York is a -105 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Carolina, Antti Raanta is out indefinitely while Andrei Svechnikov remains out for the season and Ondrej Kase is still out until late March with a concussion. For New York, Ryan Lindgren is out indefinitely with an upper body injury.
Matchup History
New York’s 6-2 win back on February 11th, 2023, made it four straight wins for the Rangers in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Carolina is 8-3 in their last 11 road games and 35-16 in their last 51 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 road games. New York is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall and 17-5 in their last 22 home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win.
Pick
I’m going to side with the Rangers here. The Rangers are just playing the better hockey right now and are starting to come on strong at the right time. Not only that, the Rangers have also started playing their best hockey at home as of late and while the Hurricanes will be fine and will turn it around, but the value in this spot is with the Rangers.