Hurricanes vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 26

Two Eastern Conference teams, residing at different ends of the standings, meet on Wednesday, Nov. 26 when the first-place Carolina Hurricanes (14-6-2) host the 14th-place New York Rangers (11-11-2). The Rangers are underdogs on the road, at +160, and the Hurricanes are -192.

Carolina's last game was a 4-1 road loss against the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 23. Shayne Gostisbehere had one point (one goal) for the Hurricanes.

In its last game on Nov. 24, New York claimed a 3-2 home victory against the St. Louis Blues. Adam Fox (two assists) and Vladislav Gavrikov (two assists) each had two points for the Rangers in that matchup.

Get ready for this matchup with a glimpse at who we predict will come out on top in Wednesday's contest.

Hurricanes vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.00 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Rangers Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-192)
• Underdog: Rangers (+160)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have gone 13-6 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Carolina is 8-2 (winning 80.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -192 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Hurricanes have an implied probability of 65.8% to win.
• In 14 of 22 matches this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Rangers Betting Insights

• This season the Rangers have won four of the 11 games, or 36.4%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New York has played as an underdog of +160 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 38.5% chance of victory for the Rangers.
• New York has played eight games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 77 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fourth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are conceding 64 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 12th in league play.
• Its goal differential (+13) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The nine power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (on 63 power-play chances) rank 29th in the NHL.
• Carolina has the league's 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate (14.29%).
• The three shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank fourth among NHL teams.
• Carolina kills 78.57% of opponent power plays, the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.1% of its faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have a 10.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 60 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 28th in the league.
• The Rangers have one of the top defenses in the league, giving up 63 total goals (2.6 per game), 10th in the league.
• Its -3 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
• The Rangers have 11 power-play goals (on 55 chances), 21st in the NHL.
• New York's power-play percentage (20) puts the team 17th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have two.
• New York's has the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.71%).
• New York is fourth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (53.6%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9.6%, the Rangers are 28th in the league.