Hurricanes vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 5

Two Eastern Conference squads, at opposite ends of the standings, meet on Thursday, Feb. 5 when the second-place Carolina Hurricanes (35-15-6) visit the 16th-place New York Rangers (22-28-6). Hurricanes (-218) at Rangers (+180) appears like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

Carolina claimed a 4-3 home victory over the Ottawa Senators in its last game on Feb. 3. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes with three points (one goal and two assists).

New York played on the road in its last game on Jan. 31, and fell 6-5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Vincent Trocheck (one goal and two assists) and Alexis Lafreniere (two goals and one assist) each had three points for the Rangers in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's a look at which club we pick to emerge with the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

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, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Rangers 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Rangers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Rangers matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-218)
• Underdog: Rangers (+180)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have been victorious in 34 of their 51 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
• Carolina is 9-2 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter (81.8% win percentage).
• The Hurricanes have a 68.6% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 29 of 56 games this season.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been an underdog in 32 games this season, and won 11 (34.4%).
• New York has not entered a game so far this season as a bigger moneyline underdog than the +180 odds on them winning this game.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 21 of 56 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the sixth-most goals in the league (191 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Hurricanes have given up 160 total goals (2.9 per game), the seventh-fewest in league action.
• Its +31 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.
• The 38 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 173 power-play chances.
• Carolina's 21.97% power-play conversion rate ranks 13th in the league.
• The six shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank seventh among NHL teams.
• Carolina's 80.5% penalty-kill success rate ranks 11th in the league.
• Carolina has the 13th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.6%.
• The Hurricanes shoot 10.8% as a team (18th in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York has 149 goals this season (2.7 per game), 27th in the NHL.
• The Rangers have conceded 178 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 20th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -29, the team is 27th in the league.
• The Rangers have 32 power-play goals (on 139 chances), 17th in the NHL.
• New York's power-play percentage (23.02) puts the team 10th in the league.
• This season, the Rangers have four shorthanded goals (15th in NHL).
• New York's has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.52%).
• New York is third in faceoff win rate in the NHL (54.7%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Rangers are 22nd in the league.