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Rangers vs. Hurricanes Odds, Pick, Predictions: Can Carolina Earn Another Win Over New York?

Kyle Smith

Last Updated: March 23, 2023 10:16 AM EDT • 2 min 1 sec read.

Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers stops Jesper Fast of the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images via AFP.
Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers stops Jesper Fast of the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images via AFP.

A pair of Metropolitan heavyweights are set to clash for the second time this week when the New York Rangers invade the PNC Arena in Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Read on for our best Rangers vs. Hurricanes picks based on the best NHL odds.

Perched atop the Metropolitan division with 100 points, the Canes hit the century mark with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night. Teuvo Teravainen scored the game winner late in the third period, while goaltender Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots to secure the win.

Tyler Motte and Kaapo Kakko found the back to the net for the Blueshirts, and reigning Vezina winner Igor Shesterkin turned away 36 pucks in a losing effort. The win pushed Carolina’s record to 7-3 over their past 10 games, while New York is 6-3-1 over the same stretch.

Here is our best Rangers vs. Hurricanes NHL pick (odds via BetMGM; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Rangers vs. Hurricanes pick

Hurricanes ML (-143 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

In a matchup between two relatively evenly-matched teams, I have to back the team with the better underlying numbers. In their matchup earlier this week, the Hurricanes controlled the play. They posted a 63.16 Corsi for percentage as well as a better expected goals for, expected goals against, and expected goals for percentage.

In fact, Carolina has posted better numbers all season, outpacing New York in Corsi for percentage, expected goals for, expected goals against, expected goals for percentage, and goals surrendered per game. 

When you couple the Canes’ high-level play on both sides of the ice with their scorching 24-8-2 record inside the friendly confines of PNC Arena, you have the recipe for a home-and-home sweep.

Rangers vs. Hurricanes best odds

BetMGM (-143)

DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsPointsBet
Hurricanes MLHurricanes MLHurricanes MLHurricanes MLHurricanes ML
-145-146-143-150-145

Carolina opened as a -130 favorite, and that line has moved to between -143 and -150 with most sportsbooks. BetMGM offers the current best price on the market at -143 to win tonight’s game outright.

Rangers vs. Hurricanes odds

Rangers vs. Hurricanes odds analysis

The goal total actually varies depending on the sportsbook. PointsBet, DraftKings, and Caesars set the goal total at 6, while FanDuel has it set low at 5.5. 

Despite a five goal total in their matchup earlier this week, the two teams averaged a combined eight goals during their other two games this season. The Hurricanes have combined with their opponents to score six-plus goals three times over their past five games, and the Rangers have achieved the same total four times during that span.

Rangers vs. Hurricanes game info

Date: Thursday, March 23, 7 p.m. ET
TV: BSSO, MSGSN
Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Rangers-Hurricanes pick made 3/22/2023 at 10:55 p.m. ET.

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Kyle Smith
A sportswriter for more than a decade, Kyle Smith was once voted “World’s 78th Greatest Lover” by ‘Relatively Attractive People Magazine’.* After covering nearly every sport under the sun for theScore, Smith settled in as head MMA writer where he helped shape the company’s coverage and establish its combat sports identity. Since then, he’s dipped his toes (cannonballed) into the world of betting, where he specializes in the UFC and NHL. Constantly chasing that gigantic Parlay Dragon, Smith was devastated when a Leon Edwards head kick completely obliterated a recent five-leg parlay. You can read his rantings and ravings on Twitter @Heldrificus. *Not a real publication.