New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction NHL Picks 5/11/24

Carolina Hurricanes (56-24-10) vs New York Rangers (62-23-4)

Game Info: Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm (PNC Arena)

Betting Odds: Carolina Hurricanes -140 / New York Rangers +126 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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In this article, we will formulate a New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction for NHL Game 4 on Saturday, May 11th at PNC Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Rangers recent form and recent player performance

-The Hurricanes recent form and recent play performance

-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 In Controlling Position

The Rangers have looked good so far this season and even though they haven’t exactly dominated this series, they do have a 3-0 series lead. Each of the last two games has taken overtime, but a win is a win. At the end of the first period they were down 1-0, but they scored a goal in the second and third period to get to overtime. Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin both scored one goal and added one assist. Igor Shesterkin saved 45 of the 47 shots that he faced. So far in the series, the Rangers have scored 11 goals, while the defense has given up eight goals. The Rangers' offense is ranked 6th in the league, while the defense is ranked 7th. Vincent Trocheck has scored five goals and added seven assists so far during the playoffs.

Backs Against the Wall for Carolina

The Hurricanes backs are against the wall as they need four straight wins to advance in the playoffs. The Hurricanes haven’t exactly played awful, they just haven’t been able to get the goals in overtime, and that has led to them being down 3-0. At the end of the first period they were up 1-0, but they gave up two more goals in regulation, and they couldn’t score the goal in overtime. Pytor Kochetkov saved 22 of the 25 shots that he faced. The Hurricanes' offense was ranked 7th in the league, while the defense is ranked 4th. Sebastian Aho has been the top player for the Hurricanes, scoring two goals and adding seven assists. Jake Guentzel has scored four goals and added four assists.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

Teuvo Teravainen has scored a goal in five of his six previous appearances in night Game 4s of a playoff series.
Brady Skjei has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes' last seven games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
Brady Skjei has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes' last nine home games.
Sebastian Aho ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for Plus/Minus (+34) this season.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

Chris Kreider has scored a goal in six of the Rangers' last seven road games.
Mika Zibanejad has recorded at least one assist in each of the Rangers' last 13 games.
Mika Zibanejad has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers' last 13 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 Hurricanes can try to put up a fight, but they haven’t been able to make the winning plays as of late, and that is going to hurt them again here. The Rangers had good goaltendng in the last game, and it’s going to be the same here. The Hurricanes' offense is going to struggle to get the offense going here, and it will be the Rangers that are going to get the job done. Back the Rangers on the money line to cash.