Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/07/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -122, Rangers +102; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -120, Rangers +100; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -120, Rangers +100; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Carolina Hurricanes:  7-2-1 last 10

New York Rangers:  8-2-0 last 10

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 111 points, a 52-23-7 record overall, and they were 25-13-3 in their road 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. Seth Jarvis, Martin Nečas, and Jaccob Slavin each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Sebastian Aho led the team in assists with 2 while Jake Guentzel led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 23 shots with 19 saves and a .826 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 Rangers are entering this game with 114 points, a 55-23-4 record overall, and they were 30-11-0 in their home 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. Mika Zibanejad led the team in goals scored with 2 while Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Chris Kreider led the team in assists with 2 while Artemi Panarin led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 25 shots with 22 saves and a .880 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 current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 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 1-0 series lead after winning game 1 of this series on their home ice. The Rangers have looked great in their games this season as they won the Presidents' Trophy for finishing the regular season with the most points in the entire NHL. They have also looked great on their home ice with their 30-11-0 home record. The Rangers were underdogs at home in game 1 of this series which they won in a closer 4-3 game, but the Rangers were also leading that entire game and never fell behind once as they were the better team. The Hurricanes have been a good road team this year and they are going to bring their best effort here to try and even the series, but the Rangers have been a completely different team on home ice this season and their goaltending has been great there no matter who is in net for them. The Hurricanes will be trying to even this series, but they have also looked a lot better on their home ice this season so it is very important for the Rangers to take advantage of this game at home and go up 2-0 in the series heading to Carolina. The value is also with the Rangers as the home underdog since they won game 1 and have been so good there all season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game. 

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

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Carolina Hurricanes: 2-6 (-7.6 units) on the moneyline revenging 2 straight close losses vs opponent by 1 goal or less. 10-10 (-7.2 units) on the moneyline after 2 straight games where both teams scored 3 goals or more. 28-21 (-7.8 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 21-10 UNDER vs. division opponents. 22-13 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 41-22 UNDER after allowing 4 goals or more.

New York Rangers: 64-39 (+12 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 41-22 (+15.8 units) on the moneyline off a win against a division rival. 71-41 (+15.8 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored. 31-16 UNDER in the second round of the playoffs. 12-4 UNDER after a 7 game unbeaten streak. 13-7 UNDER after 3 straight games with 24 or less shots on goal.

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

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

“I thought we played a pretty good game. On a couple of (penalty) kills we didn't quite execute right and they did. ... We were just a step off and that's the difference. It's tough because we played pretty hard. Overall, as the game went on we got a little better." - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Rangers in game 1 of this series on Sunday.

“A week out from the last time you played, I thought the start was really good and we followed that through right through the game." - Peter Laviolette after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in game 1 of this series on Sunday.

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Svechnikov, Andrei

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Andersen, Frederik

LW Panarin, Artemi

C Trocheck, Vincent

RW Lafrenière, Alexis

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

Points: S. Aho (89)

Goals: S. Aho (36)

Assists: S. Aho (53)

GAA: F. Andersen (1.84)

Points: A. Panarin (120)

Goals: A. Panarin (49)

Assists: A. Panarin (71)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.58)

Coaches:

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

New York Rangers: Peter Laviolette (1st season)