New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/09/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 9, 2024

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Rangers +142, Hurricanes -170; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Rangers +140, Hurricanes -170; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Rangers +140, Hurricanes -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

New York Rangers:  55-23-4 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  52-23-7 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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New York Rangers:  8-2-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  6-2-2 last 10

The Rangers are entering this game with 114 points, a 55-23-4 record overall, and they were 25-12-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one at home 4-3 in double overtime. Alexis Lafrenière led the team in goals scored with 2 while Vincent Trocheck and Chris Kreider each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Artemi Panarin led the team in assists with 3 while Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 57 shots with 54 saves and a .947 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 282 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 111 points, a 52-23-7 record overall, and they were 27-10-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Rangers in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-3 in 2OT. Jake Guentzel led the team in goals scored with 2 while Dmitry Orlov scored 1 goal for them in that game. Sebastian Aho led the team in assists with 3 while Jordan Staal led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 39 shots with 35 saves and a .897 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 279 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 216 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Rangers and the 2nd seeded Hurricanes from the Metropolitan Division for Round 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Rangers have a 2-0 series lead after winning game 2 of this series on their home ice. The Rangers took a 2-0 series lead with 2 really tight wins on their home ice, game 2 even going to overtime. The Hurricanes already came close to winning one of those games, and now that they are down 2-0 in the series, they are only going to try harder to win this game and get 1 back. They have been great on their home ice this season with their 27-10-4 home record and they have won all of their home games in these playoffs so far. The Hurricanes don't want to go down 3-0 in this series so they are going to throw everything they have at the Rangers to get some momentum back on their home ice, and the Rangers didn't really control that last game too much as the Hurricanes were right there the entire time. The Rangers have also won all 6 of their playoff games as they swept the Capitals in the 1st round so they are due for a loss here too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Rangers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 9, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Rangers 2.

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New York Rangers: 65-39 (+13 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 42-22 (+16.8 units) on the moneyline off a win against a division rival. 72-41 (+16.9 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored. 10-5 OVER after 3 or more consecutive overs. 13-7 OVER off a home win scoring 4 or more goals. 23-13 OVER after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored.

Carolina Hurricanes: 2-7 (-8.8 units) on the moneyline revenging 2 straight close losses vs opponent by 1 goal or less. 15-13 (-6.6 units) on the moneyline off a close road loss by 1 goal. 12-13 (-12.8 units) on the moneyline after losing their previous game in overtime. 10-3 OVER revenging 2 consecutive losses to opponent as a favorite. 7-2 OVER off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival. 11-6 OVER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game.

New York Rangers:  F. Chytil (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. B. Wheeler (RW) out for season - Lower Body.

Carolina Hurricanes:  B. Pesce (D) Mid May - Lower Body. J. Fast (RW) out for season - Neck.

“As the game went on I thought we stayed with it, maybe even got better through the overtimes. It was a roller coaster a little bit, so for the guys to stay in there, locked in and focused like that, it was a pretty big effort.” - Peter Laviolette after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

“It was a hard fought game. This one is going to sting but we’ve got to find a way to get it done at home and move on from there.” - Jordan Staal after their loss against the Rangers in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

LW Panarin, Artemi

C Trocheck, Vincent

RW Lafrenière, Alexis

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Svechnikov, Andrei

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Andersen, Frederik

Points: A. Panarin (120)

Goals: A. Panarin (49)

Assists: A. Panarin (71)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.58)

Points: S. Aho (89)

Goals: S. Aho (36)

Assists: S. Aho (53)

GAA: F. Andersen (1.84)

Coaches:

New York Rangers: Peter Laviolette (1st season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (6th season)