Two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standings will face off when the Carolina Hurricanes (35-15-6, second place) visit the New York Rangers (22-28-6, 16th) on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The Rangers are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +180, and the Hurricanes are -218.
Carolina earned a 4-3 home victory over the Ottawa Senators in its last game on Feb. 3. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes with three points (one goal and two assists).
New York’s last game was a road loss, 6-5, to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 31. Vincent Trocheck (one goal and two assists) and Alexis Lafreniere (two goals and one assist) each had three points for the Rangers in that outing.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s who we project to bring home the win in Thursday’s hockey game.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Hurricanes vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Hurricanes 5 – Rangers 2
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
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Hurricanes vs. Rangers Moneylines
Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Rangers matchup.
Favorite: Hurricanes (-218)Underdog: Rangers (+180)Hurricanes Betting InsightsThe Hurricanes are 34-17 when favored on the moneyline this season.Carolina is 9-2 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter (81.8% win percentage).The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Hurricanes have a 68.6% chance to win.In 29 of 56 matches this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Rangers Betting InsightsThis season the Rangers have been an underdog 32 times, and won 11, or 34.4%, of those games.New York has not entered a game so far this season as a bigger moneyline underdog than the +180 odds on them winning this game.Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Rangers have a 35.7% chance to win.New York has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 21 of 56 games this season.Hurricanes Key StatsCarolina’s 191 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the league.The Hurricanes have allowed 160 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking seventh in NHL play for the fewest goals against.It has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +31.The 38 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 173 power-play chances.Carolina is 13th in the league with a 21.97% power-play conversion rate.The Hurricanes have scored six shorthanded goals this season.Carolina kills 80.5% of opponent power plays, the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Carolina wins 50.6% of its faceoffs (13th in NHL).The Hurricanes have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 18th in the league.Rangers Key StatsNew York has 149 goals this season (2.7 per game), 27th in the league.The Rangers’ total of 178 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 20th in the NHL.it has the 27th-ranked goal differential in the league at -29.The Rangers have 32 power-play goals (on 139 chances), 17th in the NHL.New York scores on 23.02% of its power plays, No. 10 in the league.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have four.The 79.52% penalty-kill percentage of New York is 15th in the NHL.New York is third in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54.7%).With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Rangers are 22nd in the league.
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