In our NHL predictions for Sunday, May 22, we are breaking down Game 3 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semifinal series between Carolina and New York to get you the best Hurricanes vs Rangers betting pick and odds. Carolina has won the first two contests on the home ice, 2-1 and 2-0, and the Hurricanes are listed as slight -120 moneyline favorites to win the third clash of the series away from home. The Rangers are +100 home dogs, so let’s take a closer look.
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Hurricanes vs Rangers Betting Pick
This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 3:30 PM ET on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
Why Bet The Rangers:
✅ The Rangers’ blue line has played well through the first two games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, holding the Hurricanes to just four goals in the process. New York’s defense struggled in the first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins after an excellent regular-season performance. The Rangers were yielding only 2.49 goals per game in 2021-22 (2nd in the NHL).
✅ New York can count on one of the best goaltenders in the league, Igor Shesterkin. The 26-year-old netminder has done a great job in the previous two meetings with the Hurricanes, yielding just three goals on 47 shots. Shesterkin enjoyed a wonderful 2021-22 regular season, posting a 36-13-4 record to go with a 2.07 GAA, .935 save percentage, and six shutouts.
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✅ The Rangers’ offense needs to prove its worth after scoring one goal in the previous two games. New York owns plenty of dangerous weapons, and the Rangers have scored 28 goals through seven games of the first-round series against the Penguins. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin have combined for six goals and 12 assists so far this postseason, while Chris Kreider has scored five goals.
Carolina Hurricanes
The Canes leaned on their mighty defense to take a 2-0 lead in this conference semifinal. Antti Raanta posted 27 saves in a 2-1 victory in the opener and recorded his first shutout of the postseason in Game 2.
For the regular season, the Hurricanes were surrendering only 2.44 goals per game (1st in the NHL), and Raanta went 15-5-4 with a 2.45 GAA and .912 save percentage. Sebastian Aho led the charge with 37 goals and 44 assists, and the 24-year-old center has scored a goal in each of the previous two games of the Rangers series.
New York Rangers
The Rangers outshot the Hurricanes 28-26 in Game 2 but managed to blow a 1-0 lead, allowing Sebastian Aho to tie the game at 1-1 late in the third period. Back in Game 1, the Rangers took only 21 shots toward Antti Raanta, so it’s not strange they got blanked.
New York erased a 3-1 deficit in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup. Mika Zibanejad has accounted for three goals and four assists in the final two games against Pittsburgh.