The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes meet for Game 2 of their 1st-round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we look at the Bruins vs. Hurricanes Game 2 odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
The good news for the Bruins is that they outshot the Hurricanes in all three periods of Game 1. The bad news is that the Hurricanes won the game 5-1, and Boston didn’t light the lamp until the third period.
The Hurricanes outscored the Bruins 16-1 in three regular-season wins, and picked up where they left off in Monday’s win. Carolina looks to take a commanding 2-0 series lead into Boston for Game 3.
Bruins at Hurricanes odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Bruins -103 (bet $103 to win $100) | Hurricanes -117 (bet $117 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Bruins +1.5 (-300) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+205)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -122 | U: -102)
Bruins at Hurricanes projected goalies
Linus Ullmark (26-10-2, 2.45 GAA, .917 SV%, 1 SO – regular season) vs. Antti Raanta (15-5-4, 2.45 GAA, .912 SV%, 2 SO – regular season)
Ullmark allowed 4 goals on 32 shots in Game 1. He didn’t allow anything in the first period, but the floodgates opened in the second period with 2 goals allowed, and then 2 more in the third before an empty-net goal.
Raanta did a good job filling in for the injured G Frederik Andersen in the opener, stopping 45 of the 46 shots he faced. Only LW Taylor Hall was able to solve Raanta early in the third period.
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Bruins at Hurricanes picks and predictions
Prediction
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
Money line
The HURRICANES (-117) are worth playing in Game 2, and it’s a bit surprising that Carolina isn’t favored by more considering its dominance through 3 regular-season meetings and 1 playoff win so far.
Carolina has won 7 consecutive games dating back to April 16 in Colorado, the game in which Andersen went down to injury.
Against the spread
The Bruins +1.5 (-300) will cost you three times your potential return if you’d like a little insurance. If you like Boston to win and even this series, just take them straight up. You shouldn’t like that, though. Carolina is going to win.
PASS.
Over/Under
UNDER 5.5 (-102) bettors took it in the shorts in the final moments of Game 1, as the Hurricanes led 4-1 and the Bruins pulled their goalie. Yeah, you know how that one ended. At 17:59 of the 3rd frame, RW Andrei Svechnikov hit the empty net, flipping the total from Under to Over. If you bet the Under, you were on the right side. The Under will cash in Game 2, as the B’s should play a much tighter checking game.
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