New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes odds, picks and predictions

[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]

The New York Rangers (42-18-4) take on the Carolina Hurricanes (39-19-6) Tuesday at PNC Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rangers vs. Hurricanes odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1 Monday night. C Mika Zibanejad scored his 20th goal in the game, which gave him 7 straight seasons of 20+ lamp illuminations. The Rangers are 7-2-1 over their last 10 and are 4 points ahead of Carolina atop the Metropolitan Division.

The Canes are roaring after a 7-2 dousing of the Calgary Flames Sunday. C Sebastian Aho (25th) and LW Teuvo Teravainen (21st) each had goals to go with 2 assists in the game. Teravainen has 4 goals in his last 5 games and is now just 2 away from his career high of 23. The Canes have won 3 in a row and are also 7-2-1 over their last 10.

Stream the NHL all season on ESPN+, with your team’s out-of-market games, exclusive games, originals and more. Get ESPN+ now!

Rangers at Hurricanes odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at noon ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rangers +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Hurricanes -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers +1.5 (-185) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+150)
Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)

[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]

Rangers at Hurricanes projected goalies

Igor Shesterkin (27-13-2, 2.60 GAA, .912 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Pyotr Kochetkov (17-11-3, 2.39 GAA, .910 SV%, 3 SO)

Shesterkin stopped all 26 shots in a shutout over the St. Louis Blues Saturday. He hasn’t allowed more than 3 goals in a game since the Stadium Series game Feb. 18, spanning 7 starts. He had 1 good start and 1 clunker against Carolina this year. He stopped 26 of 27 in a 2-1 win Nov. 2 and allowed 6 goals on 27 shots in a 6-1 defeat Jan. 2.

Kochetkov stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 4-2 win over New Jersey Saturday. He allowed 4 goals to Winnipeg in his start before that, but he hasn’t allowed 3+ goals in a game in 14 of 15 starts. He was between the pipes Jan. 2 in the 6-1 victory over the Rangers, stopping 28 of 29.

Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!

Rangers at Hurricanes picks and predictions

Prediction

Rangers 2, Hurricanes 1

Moneyline

These are 2 evenly matched teams. This really should be more of a pick ’em, but the Rangers are playing on consecutive nights. Carolina is 21-8-4 at home, and the Rangers are good on the road at 19-10-4. Each team is 7-2-1 in the last 10, and they’re both receiving great goaltending. They’ve met twice this season, both in New York, and each team came away victorious.

The Rangers have actually won 3 straight in this building and are 7-3 over the last 10 meetings against Carolina. I’ll take the value here and roll with the RANGERS +140.

Puck line/Against the spread

The puck line is too expensive for the Rangers, which means we look to the props lineup.

RW Andrei Svechnikov has goals in 3 straight games, and he netted 2 against the Rangers in the last meeting. I’m pegging this one to be a low-scoring affair that may require overtime, but if you have a free bet, his anytime goal price is nice at +195.

Take ANDREI SVECHNIKOV OVER 2.5 SHOTS (-150). He’s feeling it and has landed 3 shots on goal in 5 of 7.

Over/Under

Both teams are 3-7 O/U over the last 10, and the last 3 meetings between the squads went Under this total. This figures to be a grind-it-out game. Both teams possess great power plays and penalty kills. So I expect a lot of 5-on-5 in this one.

Take the UNDER 6 (-120).

[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]

For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.

Follow Ryan Dodson on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.

[lawrence-newsletter]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1369]