Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview, and Odds

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01 January 0001

The Carolina Hurricanes will be on the road and take on the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Carolina has a record of 25-15-5. Boston has a record of 29-8-9. These two teams faced each other three times last season with Boston winning two of the three matchups. The puck drops at 7 PM EST.

Hurricanes Coming Off Loss

Carolina was a -195 favorite in their last game but they lost 5-2 against the Minnesota Wild. Michael Bunting and Martin Necas each scored a goal. Antti Raanta allowed three goals on just 17 shots faced.

The defense has been very good and goaltending has been slightly above average for Carolina this season. They rank 15 in goals against per game and first in shots against per game. Pyotr Kochetkov has a record of 11-7-3 with a 2.58 GAA and .900 SV%. Antti Raanta has a record of 10-7-2 with a 3.20 GAA and .866 SV%. Spencer Martin has a record of 3-8-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .887 SV%. Frederik Andersen has a record of 4-1-0 with a 2.87 GAA and .894 SV%.

Bruins Win Five Straight

Boston was a -145 favorite in their previous game and they defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-1. Charlie Coyle scored a goal and had an assist. Jakub Lauko, Jake DeBrusk, and Brad Marchand each scored a goal. Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 out of 21 shots faced.

Boston’s offense has been good recently. They scored four or more goals in six of their last 10 games. The Bruins rank seventh in goals per game and 17 in shots per game. David Pastrnak leads the team with 67 points and 30 goals. Brad Marchand has 44 points.

The defense has been poor but goaltending has been very good for Boston this season. They rank fourth in goals against per game and 24 in shots against per game. Linus Ullmark has a record of 14-5-2 with a 2.80 GAA and .913 SV%. Jeremy Swayman has a record of 15-3-7 with a 2.31 GAA and .923 SV%.

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Boston has been excellent at home while the Hurricanes have been average on the road. The Bruins have a home record this season of 16-3-3 while the Hurricanes have a road record of 12-10-1 this year. Goaltending is an edge for Boston. The Bruins rank fourth in goals against per game while the Canes rank 15th in goals against per game. Boston’s offense has been good recently. They scored four or more goals in six of their last 10 games. The Bruins rank seventh in goals per game. David Pastrnak leads the team with 66 points and 30 goals. Pastrnak ranks third in the league in points and goals. Boston is great at home and they will win this contest by two or more goals.

Bet the puck line (-1.5) and take Boston.

Prediction: Boston Bruins (-1.5)

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The offense has been very good for the Hurricanes recently. They scored three or more goals in seven of their last 10 games. Carolina ranks ninth in goals per game and fifth in shots per game. Boston’s offense has been good recently. They scored four or more goals in six of their last 10 games. The Bruins rank seventh in goals per game. The over is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. With both teams clicking on offense, this will be a higher-scoring game and the over will hit.

Take the over, six goals.

Prediction: Over 6

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