Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Bruins vs. Hurricanes NHL Odds
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(56-18-7) Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes (52-22-7)
Date: Monday, May 2nd
Time: 8:07 PM ET
Venue: PNC Park
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Bruins +100 Hurricanes -120(Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Boston +1.5 -255 / Hurricanes -1.5 +205
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.5
The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes face off on Monday in Game 1 of their NHL playoff series at PNC Arena. When these two teams faced off on February 10th it was the Bruins that won 6-0.
Boston Bruins
The Bruins finished the regular season with a 51-25-5 record which was good enough for 107 points and 4th place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins scored 253 goals while their defense gave up 205 goals.
The offense was ranked 15th while the defense was ranked 4th. When this team has found success it’s usually the defense that has been strong and it’s going to need to be the defense that is good in this game.
Brad Marchand has been the top offensive player this season scoring 32 goals and adding another 48 assists. David Pastrnak has also been good scoring 40 goals and adding 37 assists.
Carolina Hurricanes
On the other side of this matchup is the Carolina Hurricanes who finished the regular season with a 54-20-8 record overall which gave up them 116 points and put them in first place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Bruins scored 278 goals while the defense gave up 202 goals. The offense was ranked 9th in hockey while the defense is ranked 1st. The defense is no doubt good, but the offense is often overlooked.
Sebastian Aho has been the top offensive player for Boston scoring 37 goals and adding another 44 assists.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Hurricanes are 6-0 in their last 6 overall.
- Hurricanes are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 1-4 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
Free Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes NHL Prediction
These are both strong defensive teams, and I expect that is going to continue in this game. Look for both defenses to be really strong, and that is going to lead to this game staying under the total. Back the under to cash.
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