Hurricanes vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 29

The Carolina Hurricanes (23-11-3) host the New York Rangers (19-17-4) on Monday, Dec. 29, with the Hurricanes coming off a win in their last game and the Rangers a defeat. The Rangers are underdogs away from home, at +154, and the Hurricanes are -185.

Carolina won 5-2 at home its last time out on Dec. 27 against the Detroit Red Wings. Shayne Gostisbehere (one goal and two assists) and Andrei Svechnikov (one goal and two assists) both had three points for the Hurricanes.

New York played on the road its last time out on Dec. 27, and fell 2-0 against the New York Islanders. Igor Shesterkin saved 24 Islanders shots in that matchup while allowing one goal.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Monday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 3 - Rangers 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.09 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Rangers Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-185)
• Underdog: Rangers (+154)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have been victorious in 22 of their 33 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
• Carolina is 13-5 (winning 72.2% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Hurricanes have a 64.9% chance to win.
• In 23 games this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Rangers Betting Insights

• This season the Rangers have won eight of the 18 games, or 44.4%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New York has played as a moneyline underdog of +154 or longer twice so far this season. They split the games 1-1.
• The moneyline set for this contest implies a 39.4% chance of victory for the Rangers.
• New York has played 14 games this season with over 5.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 122 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the ninth-highest scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 106 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 11th in league action.
• It has the league's sixth-best goal differential at +16.
• The 19 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (on 114 power-play chances) rank 22nd in the NHL.
• Carolina has the league's 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.67%).
• The four shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank seventh among NHL squads.
• Carolina's 80.77% penalty-kill success rate ranks 15th in the league.
• Carolina has the 20th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.2%.
• The Hurricanes connect on 10.2% of their shots (23rd in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 102 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Rangers' total of 107 goals allowed (2.7 per game) is 12th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -5, the team is 19th in the league.
• The Rangers have 18 power-play goals (on 98 chances), 26th in the NHL.
• New York has the league's 19th-ranked power-play percentage (18.37%).
• The Rangers have two shorthanded goals (18th in NHL).
• New York's has the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.58%).
• At 54.3%, New York has the NHL's third-best faceoff win rate.
• The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Rangers is 25th in the league.