Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/22/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Sunday, May 22, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -115, Rangers -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -115, Rangers -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

 

Carolina Hurricanes:  54-20-8 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Rangers:  52-24-6 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Carolina Hurricanes:  7-3-0 last 10

New York Rangers:  5-3-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Hurricanes are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 116 points, a 54-20-8 record overall, and they were 25-12-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Bruins in game 6 of their last series while their 3 wins in that span came against the Bruins in game 5 and game 7 of their last series and against the Rangers in game 1 and their last game which was also game 2 of this series. They won that game at home 2-0. Sebastian Aho and Brendan Smith each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Vincent Trocheck led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 0 goals on 21 shots with 21 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.  

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they are 27-10-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Penguins in game 7 of their last series while their 2 losses since then have come against the Hurricanes in game 1 and in their last game which was game 2 of this series. They lost that game on the road 2-0. No one scored a goal in that game for them as they were shut out. Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren, and Jacob Trouba led the team in shots on net in that game with 3 each. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 21 shots with 20 saves and a .952 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 207 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in this series so far, they have lost both games against the Hurricanes but both were very tight games that they lost one in OT and the other in a close 2-0 game that was 1-0 for most of the game before an empty netter sealed it. The Rangers have been a much better team at home in the playoffs and that is also something that stayed true for the entire regular season. They have been playing very well defensively in this series against a Hurricanes team that has been great at home recently. Being at home here might just be what the rangers need to turn the tide here. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game at home and get a game back in this series.

 

Hurricanes Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, May 22, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Rangers 3 Hurricanes 1.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 10-9 (-4.6 Units) ML after shutting out their opponent in their previous game. 21-12 UNDER off a home win against a division rival. 6-1 UNDER in the second round of the playoffs.

New York Rangers: 120-100 (+21.6 Units) ML in all games. 38-33 (+11.3 Units) ML revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 14-5 UNDER off 2 consecutive losses against division rivals.

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Martinook (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. F. Andersen (G) Early June - Knee.

New York Rangers:  K. Kinkaid (G) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. B. Goodrow (RW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee. 

 

 

“Teams that are still playing at this time of year, they can adapt to whatever the game is.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Rangers in game 2 on Friday.

 

 

“I'm happy with the way we've performed overall. I wish we would've got one of these two games. We probably could've, but that's the way it goes." - Gerard Gallant after his team’s loss against the Hurricanes in game 2 on Friday.

 

 

 

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Deangelo, Anthony

G Raanta, Antti

 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

 

 

Points: S. Aho (81)

Goals: S. Aho (37)

Assists: S. Aho (44)

GAA: F. Andersen (2.17)

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

Coaches:

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind’Amour (4th season)

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)