New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction NHL Picks 5/9/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Carolina

-Recent betting trends in games played between New York and Carolina

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Rangers and Hurricanes. 

Rangers Have Won First Two Games

The Rangers have won the first two games of this series and in each of the games they have scored four goals. In the last game it took double overtime, but they were able to secure the victory. At the end of the first period they were down 2-1 but they fought back before they were able to pull out a victory in overtime. Artemi Panarin had a strong game finishing with three assists. Alexis Lafreniere also scored two goals. 

Shersterkin was a Star in Goal 

Igor Shersterkin saved 54 of the 57 shots that he faced, and he was the most impressive part of Game 2 for the Rangers. The Rangers offense was ranked 6th in the league while the defense is ranked 7th in the league. Mika Zibanejad has scored three goals and added 11 assists so far during the playoffs. 

Can The Hurricanes Bounce Back?

The Hurricanes haven’t looked exactly awful in either of the first two games, they just haven’t been able to win the games. In the last game they got out to a fast start, but the defense struggled as the game went on, and that led to the 4-3 defeat. The Hurricanes were led by Jake Guentzel who finished with two goals. Sebastian Aho finished with three assists. Frederik Anderson had a strong game saving 35 of the 39 shots that he faced. 

Hurricanes Peppered the Net in Last Game

They did have 57 shots on goal but only three found the back of the net. In this game they need some more of those shots to go in the back of the net. During the regular season, the Hurricanes offense was ranked 7th while the defense is ranked 4th. Seth Jarvis has been the top player for the Hurricanes during the postseason scoring four goals and four assists. 

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Jake Guentzel has scored at least one goal in seven of his nine previous playoff appearances against the Rangers.
• Brady Skjei has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes' last six games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Brady Skjei has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes' last eight home games.
• Sebastian Aho ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for Plus/Minus (+34) this season.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Vincent Trocheck has scored a goal in each of the Rangers' last five playoff games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Mika Zibanejad has recorded at least one assist in each of the Rangers' last 12 games.
• Mika Zibanejad has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers' last 12 games.
• Artemi Panarin ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for shootout goals (4) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (86.43%).
• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (26.91%).
• The New York Rangers rank 3rd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (84.48%).
• The New York Rangers rank 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (26.42%).

New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction

The first two games of this series have had seven goals scored and it’s going to be much of the same here. The Hurricanes shot 57 shots on goal in the last game and they are going to continue to pepper the net in this one. In this game the Hurricanes are going to find the back of the net more. The Rangers offense is also going to be better here, and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to be higher scoring. Look for eight or nine goals to be scored here. Back the over to cash.