Rangers vs Hurricanes Prediction, Odds, & Picks Feb 11
After Saturday night, there can only be one impressive winning streak in the Metropolitan Division. The New York Rangers put their four-game winning streak on the line against the Stanley Cup-contending favorite Carolina Hurricanes and their seven-game winning streak.
We’ll review the stats, trends, and odds and make our predictions on which winning streak will stand alone in the Metropolitan Division when Saturday is in the books.
Let’s check the latest NHL news, stats, injury reports, and NHL lines for Rangers vs Hurricanes. We’ve got plenty of NHL picks for you to consider.
Rangers Stacking Wins at the Right Time
The New York Rangers have won four straight games and are 7-3 in the last 10 games. The Rangers have hit the over in three consecutive games but have a 4-6 over/under record in the previous 10.
The Rangers will need to keep stacking wins to keep pace with Carolina and New Jersey in the Metropolitan Divison and avoid dropping into Wild Card territory.
While the Rangers’ roster moves might not be done, New York bolstered their scoring on the wing this week by trading for Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues. The Rangers are averaging 3.27 goals per game, ranking them 13th, while having the 17th-ranked powerplay, converting at 22.2%.
Defensively, the Rangers are giving up 2.63 goals per game and are ranked fourth overall while having the 11th-ranked penalty kill, operating at 81.1%.
Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in scoring, with 54 points (26 goals, 28 assists), while Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers with 42 assists.
Igor Sheshterkin is a major reason for the Rangers’ excellent defensive stats. The 2022 Vezina Trophy winner has a 23-8-7 record, a 2.48 GAA, and a .916 SV%, and is the likely starter.
Will the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup Quest Be Stopped?
The Carolina Hurricanes look like the preseason Stanley Cup favorite in online sports betting we expected them to be.
Carolina is the clear favorite to emerge from the Metropolitan Division to challenge for the Eastern Conference. The question is, will a team like the Rangers stop the highly touted Hurricanes?
The Hurricanes have won nine of the last 10 games and have a 6-4 over/under record in the last 10. However, when looking at Carolina’s stats, you might think they’re less than elite in some regards.
Offensively, the Hurricanes are ranked 11th in the NHL, averaging 3.3 goals per game, and have the 20th-ranked powerplay, converting at 20.0%.
Defensively, Carolina is giving up 2.63 goals per game, ranking the squad third in the league while having the seventh-best penalty-killing unit, operating at 81.9%.
Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 47 points (21 goals, 26 assists), while Sebastian Aho leads the team in goals (23), and Brent Burns leads the team in assists (27). Burns and Aho are potential prop bet targets, with Burns having six points and Aho six goals in the last five games.
We expect any of Carolina’s goaltending options to be solid, but expect Frederik Andersen to get the start. Andersen has an 11-3-0 record, a 2.48 GAA, and a.903 SV%.
Rangers vs Hurricanes Game Injuries
The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes have played one of their four head-to-head matchups so far this season.
The Rangers won the first game 5-3 in New York on January 3.
Rangers vs Hurricanes Game Information
- Game: Rangers (30-14-8) vs Hurricanes (34-9-8)
- Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Day/Time: Saturday, February 11th, 2023, 7 p.m. ET
- Rangers vs Hurricanes Live Stream: NHL TV
New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes Betting Lines
New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes Prediction
NHL betting lines have the Carolina Hurricanes as the moneyline favorite, listed at -210. The New York Rangers are the moneyline underdog, listed at +175.
If you are betting online, you should know that the home team is 7-1 in the last eight meetings, and the Rangers are 2-6 in the last eight games in Carolina.
The Rangers are listed at +1.5 on the puck line spread at -135 odds, while the Hurricanes are listed at -1.5 with +115 odds. The Rangers have a 28-24 ATS record, while the Hurricanes have a 21-30 ATS record.
The total goals betting line is set to 6.0 goals, with the over listed at -120 and the under at +105 odds. New York has a 23-28-1 over/under record, while Carolina is 23-26-2 over/under. The under is 4-1 in the last five games in Carolina, 4-1 in the Rangers’ last five games against the Eastern Conference, and 4-1 in the last five Rangers’ games against teams with a winning record.
Our first prediction is to take the under. Both teams’ goaltending should be excellent in tonight’s game, which will be the biggest factor in this game hitting the under.
Someone’s winning streak has to go. We think the Carolina Hurricanes will continue to stand tall in the Metropolitan Divison, winning on the moneyline and extending their winning streak to eight NHL games.
However, in this low-scoring affair that Carolina will win, the Rangers will cover the +1.5 goal spread. We think this game ends 3-2 for Carolina. So, we’ll take the Rangers +1.5 at -135.
The New York Rangers are listed at +175 in our Vegas Lines. This means that if you wager $100 on the Rangers, you have a chance to win $175. The Carolina Hurricanes are -210, offering a chance to win $48.
The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives the Rangers a 36.36% chance to win, with the Hurricanes at 67.74%.
