Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers

New York is home following a three-game trip that ended with a 3-1 win over Dallas, but the Rangers still have lost six of nine and they have lost nine of 16 games at home this season. The Rangers have lost four straight following a win and they are 0-6 their past six games as underdogs of +110 to +150. Carolina had won two in a row before losing 3-1 at Washington on Friday and New York is 0-7 against teams that scored two or fewer goals their previous game. The Hurricanes have won eight of nine Sunday games and eight of 10 after scoring two or fewer goals their previous game. Pyotr Kochetkov is 13-6-0 for Carolina with a 2.51 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage this season and he is probable for this game. The Rangers have lost 11 of their past 15 games. The Hurricanes have gone UNDER five in a row and New York is on a 7-2 UNDER run. Take the Hurricanes and the UNDER.

New York is 7-3 on the road and hungry to end a three-game skid that started in the back-half of their Northwest road swing. There is plenty of talent and balance on this squad, ranked 11th in goals scored and 12th on the power play, while the defense is second in penalty killing, 10th in goals allowed (2.75 per game), and second in save percentage. The Rangers have only been an underdog twice this season, losing at Edmonton (Nov. 23) and winning at Toronto, 4-1. Carolina has lost two out of three, including a 5-4 loss to Columbus as a -245 favorite. The defense is 16th in the NHL in save percentage, and Carolina turns to its No. 3 in the net tonight after Pyotr Kochetkov's concussion during overtime against the Jackets over the weekend. Play New York. 

New York is leading the series 3-2, but the heat is on after losing the last two, 4-3 and 4-1. This has been a close series with five of the last six meetings decided by just one goal. Carolina went 27-10-4 at home during the regular season and had a better goal differential (+63) than New York (+53). They were eighth in the NHL in goals scored during the regular season, while the defense was fourth in goals given up (2.57 per game) and No. 1 in shots on goal allowed. Carolina is 74-30 when playing only its second game in five days, so back home ice to force a Game 7. Take Carolina as a Max Play.