The Carolina Hurricanes'and New York Rangers'meet in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference 2nd-round series Tuesday. Puck drop from Madison Square Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Rangers lead series 1-0. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hurricanes vs. Rangers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Rangers took Sunday’s opener 4-3 as +101 home underdogs with the Over (5.5) cashing.
The Hurricanes got off to a horrible start, falling behind 3-1 with 3:32 to go in the 1st period. It was undisciplined play which led to the hole, as the Rangers scored twice on the power play. C Mika Zibanejad had 2 goals and an assist, while C Vincent Trocheck tallied a goal and an assist in the period.
Things settled down in the 2nd period with no scoring, and Carolina sliced the lead to 3-2 on C Martin Necas‘ goal 2:48 into the 3rd. Rangers LW Artemi Panarin restored the 2-goal lead at 8:21 of the 3rd before Hurricanes C Seth Jarvis made things interesting by scoring with 1:47 to go. The ‘Canes pulled their goalie but couldn’t force overtime with the extra attacker.