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Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports
Carolina Hurricanes (56-24-8) vs. NY Rangers (60-23-4)
May 7, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: NY Rangers +104 / Carolina Hurricanes -116; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders meet Tuesday in
Game 2 Eastern Conference NHL Playoffs Second Round action at Madison
Square Garden. Here's a NY Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction.
## Game One Recap: Rangers Draw First Blood
The New York Rangers got on the board first in the series by nabbing a
4-3 win in game one. Mika Zibanejad opened the scoring for the Rangers
just 2:46 into the game before Jaccob Slavin tied the game at one just
1:02 later. Zibanejad got his second goal of the game on the power
play just after the midway point of the first and Vincent Trocheck
pushed the lead to 3-1 with another power play tally in the first.
There was no goalscoring in the second period, but Martin Necas would
pull the game back to a one-goal margin just 2:48 into the 3rd. Artemi
Panarin would restore the Rangers' two-goal cushion at the 8:21 mark
of the 3rd and while Seth Jarvis made things interesting for the
'Canes with just under two minutes to go, that was as close as the
Hurricanes would get as the Rangers held on for the series-opening
win. Igor Shesterkin got the win for the Rangers after stopping 22 of
25 shots faced in the win while Frederik Andersen allowed 4 goals on
23 shots faced in the loss.
## Carolina Hurricanes Team Preview
Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 89 points including
36 goals and 53 assists while Seth Jarvis has 67 points split between
33 goals and 34 assists. Martin Necas has 53 points and Teuvo
Teravainen has 53 points, with Necas logging 24 goals while Teravainen
has 25 goals. In goal, Frederik Andersen has gone 13-2 with a 1.84 GAA
and a .932 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 12-7-2 with a 2.99
GAA and an .872 save percentage and Pyotr Kochetkov is 23-13-4 with a
2.33 GAA and a .911 save percentage.
### Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
* The Hurricanes have won each of their last six night games followi
* The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in eight of their last 1
* The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their l
* The Hurricanes have won the third period in each of their last sev
## New York Rangers Team Preview
Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 120 points including
team-highs of 49 goals and 71 assists while Chris Kreider has 75
points with 39 goals of his own. Vincent Trocheck has 77 points as
well with 52 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 72 points with 46
assists this season. Igor Shesterkin has gone 36-17-2 with a 2.58 GAA
and a .913 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 18-6-2 with a 2.62
GAA and a .911 save percentage between the pipes for the Rangers this
season.
### Why the New York Rangers will win
* The underdogs have won each of the last nine games between the Hur
* The Hurricanes have lost five of their last six games as road favo
* The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last 18 ga
* The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their
* The Rangers have won the second period in each of their last five
## NY Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction
I'm on the Rangers here. I said it going into game one, but the
Hurricanes are basically just the light version of the Rangers. Both
have solid goaltending, both have solid scoring punch and both are
solid defensively, but side-by-side, I just feel like the Rangers are
the better version of the two. Not only that, the Rangers were rock
solid at home this season, and I just don't feel like stepping in
front of them at MSG in the playoffs, especially at a decent price.
Give me the Rangers here.
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