New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 3/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+110) Hurricanes (-132)

The Carolina Hurricanes (39-19-6) are hosting the New York Rangers (41-18-4) at PNC Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at +110 and Carolina is coming in at -132. The total comes in at 7.

The New York Rangers had a good night with a 4-0 win over the Blues in their previous game. New York had 4 penalty minutes in this outing. The Rangers had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. In addition, they had 6 power play opportunities and were able to score 3 goals. In the outing, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 39 shots they put on net.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the New York Rangers have accumulated 209 goals (12th in the league) so far this season and have given up 169. For the season, they have 86 points and their points percentage comes in at .683. New York comes into the game with 201 power play opportunities and they have scored 52 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 25.87%. At even strength, the Rangers have allowed 139 goals while having 157 themselves. New York has tried 1,962 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Rangers have seen 1,864 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .909. New York Rangers opponents have totaled 180 power play opportunities (27th in professional hockey) and have notched 30 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Throughout his time in hockey, Shesterkin has accounted for 127 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .651. His save percentage currently is at .921 during his 11,640 minutes played. Shesterkin has had 5,984 shots against him and has gathered 5,514 total saves. The opposition has notched 470 goals versus Shesterkin in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.42. He has earned a win-loss mark of 126-55-17 and he has started in 195 games. Shesterkin has taken the ice for 200 games over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Carolina faced the Flames in an outing where the Hurricanes ended up with the victory by a tally of 7-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Hurricanes netted 7 goals of the 40 shots on goal they pursued.

Carolina has taken 2,097 shots (5th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.25%, while allowing the opposition 1,629 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.02% on their opponents 207 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.4%. They have earned 197 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.40%. The Hurricanes have accumulated 163 goals at even strength and 52 goals (5th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 173 goals to be scored by way of 142 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned 215 goals, 84 points, in addition to a points percentage of .656.

For the opposition you will find Pyotr Kochetkov patrolling the crease. Kochetkov holds a career mark of 32-18-8 and has been in net for 60 games. Kochetkov's quality start percentage comes out to 58.9% and he has accumulated 33 quality starting assignments in his career. He has a tally of 1,362 stops out of 1,498 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .909. His opponents are averaging 2.41 goals per contest and he has relinquished 136 goals in total. He has started in 56 contests and has played 3,383 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-132)

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