Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers will face each other in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Tuesday, May 24, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
The Carolina Hurricanes lead this series over the New York Rangers 2-1. Carolina is looking to take a commanding 3-1 series lead, and New York is looking to even the series at 2-2.
The Hurricanes have yet to win a road game this postseason. They are 0-4 on the road, and they are 6-0 at home. Their head coach is Rod Brind’Amour.
The Rangers have been better at home this postseason than they have been on the road. New York has won their last four games at home. Their head coach is Gerard Gallant.
Carolina’s record against the spread during the regular season was 40-42.
New York’s record against the spread during the regular season was 41-41.
Hurricanes Looking To Win a Road Playoff Game
Nino Niederreiter scored the lone goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3. This was his fourth goal scored during the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. He needs to continue to play well, and Niederreiter is one of the more underrated players on this hockey team.
Sebastian Aho needs to make more of an impact in Game 4 for Carolina. He scored in their Game 1 and Game 2 wins but was not on the score sheet in Game 3 for this hockey team. Aho is on the top line.
Antti Raanta finished the game with 30 saves in Game 3 for the Hurricanes. He has been very good in this series for this hockey team. Raanta is the projected starting goalie for Game 4 of this series.
Rangers Doing Some Home Cooking
Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal for the New York Rangers in Game 3. He was more effective on the ice than he was in the first two games. It was his fourth goal of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it was Zibanejad’s first of this series.
Chris Kreider also scored a goal for New York in Game 3. He scored his sixth goal of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it was also his first of this series. Kreider needs to fill the net once again in Game 4 of this series.
Igor Shesterkin finished with 43 saves for the Rangers in Game 3. He has been much better in this series for this hockey team after struggling in Round 1 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. Shesterkin is projected to be the starting goalie in this hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Hurricanes/Rangers Betting Prediction
New York are favored by -1.5 goals against Carolina. The over/under goals total is set at 5.5 goals. This has been a fairly low-scoring series.
The New York Rangers will take down the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 by a final score of 4-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Bet on New York to cover the -1.5 betting spread. Also, bet the over 5.5 total goals scored in this hockey game between these two teams.
