Boston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 4 (5/4): NHL
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- May 3, 2022, 11:00:53 PM
Credit: photo by James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
| Time | 7:00 p.m. EST |
| Bruins money line | +100 |
| Bruins spread | +1.5 (-260) |
| Hurricanes money line | -120 |
| Hurricanes spread | -1.5 (+215) |
| Over / under | 5.5 |
2021-2022 season stats
| Boston Bruins | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| Record | 51-27-5 | 55-20-8 |
| Road / home record | 25-14-3 | 30-8-4 |
| Streak | L2 | W7 |
| Goals per game | 3.09 | 3.38 |
| Goals allowed per game | 2.66 | 2.44 |
| Shots per game | 36.1 | 34.1 |
| Shots allowed per game | 28.7 | 28.2 |
| PP % | 21.2% | 22.0% |
| PK % | 18.53% | 11.96% |
| Over / under record | 37-40-6 | 40-39-4 |
Preview
The Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes meet again at the PNC Arena in Carolina to play the Game 2 of the playoffs 1st round in the East. The Canes beat the Bruins 5-1 in Game 1. Raanta had 35 saves while Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored a pair of quick second-period goals.
Boston Bruins
The Bruins have lost their last 2 games and are 25-17 on the road. Boston has a 51-27-5 record overall ranking 4th in the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are 31-18-2 in conference play. Boston ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference recording 8.4 points per game, averaging 3 goals and 5.3 assists.
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 40 goals and has 77 points. Brad Marchand has 80 pts 32 goals and 48 assists for the Bruins.
In their last 10 games the Bruins are 6-4, averaging 2.7 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.9 penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with a .914 save percentag
Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes have won 7 games in a row after beating the Bruins in Game 1 and are 30-12 at home with a 55-20-8 overall ranking 1st in the Metropolitan division. The Hurricanes are 31-14-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Carolina ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference averaging 5.8 assists per game, led by Tony DeAngelo with 0.6.
Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes with 81 points, scoring 37 goals and adding 44 assists. Seth Jarvis has 9 points over the last 10 games for Carolina.
In their last 10 games the Hurricanes are 8-2, averaging 4 goals, six assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with an .893 save percentage.
BETTING TRENDS
Boston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Carolina.
Boston are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
Carolina are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games against Boston.
Prediction
The Hurricanes have dominated the Bruins the whole season and there aren't any reason to believe that will change at least when they play at Carolina. The Bruins have scored only 2 goals against the Canes this season so I'm staying with the Hurricanes to win again at home.
PICK: Hurricanes ML (-115)
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