New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/26/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 26, 2022

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Rangers +120, Hurricanes -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Rangers +125, Hurricanes -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Rangers +115, Hurricanes -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

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

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

 

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New York Rangers:  6-3-1 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  5-5-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they are 25-14-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Hurricanes in game 2 of this series while their 2 wins since then have come against the Hurricanes in game 3 and in their last game which was also game 4 of this series. They won that game at home 4-1. Andrew Copp, Adam Fox, Frank Vatrano, and Mika Zibanejad each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Adam Fox and Chris Kreider led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 31 shots with 30 saves and a .968 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 Hurricanes are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 116 points, a 54-20-8 record overall, and they were 29-8-4 in their road 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 Rangers in game 2 of this series while their 2 losses since then have come against the Rangers in game 3 and in their last game which was also game 4 of this series. They lost that game on the road 4-1. Teuvo Teräväinen scored the only goal for them in that one while Sebastian Aho assisted. Jaccob Slavin led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 28 shots with 24 saves and a .857 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 as an underdog with the current betting odds. The Rangers have been starting to heat up in their recent games as they have won 2 straight games at home and have evened up this series 2-2. They played much better than the Hurricanes in those 2 games they won and they really controlled most of the game at home as well. They are going up against a Hurricanes team that have not been great in these playoffs so far, they are 6-0 when playing at home but they are also 0-5 when playing on the road and as good as they have been at home recently, they really struggled in the first two games of this series and could have lost either game. The Rangers have been playing great on defense and Shesterkin has been playing very well in every game of this series, even the ones they have lost. The Hurricanes did not play the way they have been playing all season in those first two games and with the Rangers playing the way they have been recently, they could easily steal this game on the road as they almost did in game 1 and game 2. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

Rangers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 26, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 2 Hurricanes 1.

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New York Rangers: 122-100 (+23.6 Units) ML in all games. 24-18 (+9.1 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 5.5. 28-14 UNDER in a road game where the total is 5.5.

Carolina Hurricanes: 47-37 (-8.5 Units) ML revenging a loss versus opponent. 28-23 (-7 Units) ML off a road loss. 34-13 UNDER off a loss against a division rival.

 

 

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

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

 

 

 

“We had a little bit of a letdown in part of the second and little bit in the third, too. But for the most part we did a real good job.” - Gerard Gallant after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in game 4 on Tuesday.

 

 

“I am confident eventually they are going to find their way to the back of the net. We just have to find ways to score. We got to score on the power play.” - Sebastian Aho after their loss against the Rangers in game 4 on Tuesday.

 

 

 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

 

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Deangelo, Anthony

G Raanta, Antti

 

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

Points: S. Aho (81)

Goals: S. Aho (37)

Assists: S. Aho (44)

GAA: F. Andersen (2.17)

 

Coaches:

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)

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