Carolina Hurricanes (47-21-7) vs Boston Bruins (44-17-15)
Game Info: Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7:00 pm (PNC Arena)
Betting Odds: Carolina Hurricanes -145 / Boston Bruins +117 — Over/Under: 5.5
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The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes meet Thursday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bruins vs Hurricanes prediction.
Boston Bruins Betting Preview
The Boston Bruins recently lost to the Lightning while beating the Capitals and Predators. The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.26 goals per game and are scoring on 23 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 46 goals, Brad Marchand has 37 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 172 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 82.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 95 goals on 1,126 shots faced, while Jeremy Swayman has allowed 102 goals on 1,208 shots.
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes recently beat the Canadiens and Red Wings while losing to the Penguins. The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.37 goals per game and are scoring on 26.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 33 goals, Seth Jarvis has 33 assists and Martin Necas has 207 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.59 goals per game and are killing 85.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has given up 87 goals on 976 shots faced, while Antti Raanta has allowed 63 goals on 493 shots.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Seth Jarvis has scored a goal in five of the Hurricanes’ last six games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Jake Guentzel has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Jake Guentzel has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Sebastian Aho ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for Plus/Minus (+31) this season.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
- Pavel Zacha has scored at least one goal in four of the Bruins’ last five games as underdogs.
- Pavel Zacha has recorded an assist in nine of the Bruins’ last 10 night games.
- Brad Marchand has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine Thursday appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Trent Frederic has recorded two assists against the Hurricanes this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (85.77%).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank T3rd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.59).
- The Boston Bruins rank 6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.70).
- The Boston Bruins rank 7th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.35%).
Bruins vs Hurricanes prediction
The Hurricanes are a great hockey team, and they’re going to be favored most of the time especially at home where they’re 25-9-4 on the season. The home team has also won 8 of the last 10 games between the Bruins and Hurricanes. The line is fair. However, we’re getting plus money with the Bruins, something you’re not going to get often. The Bruins are 21-8-9 on the road this season, and they’re closing in on an Atlantic division title. The value is with the Bruins and the plus money. I’ll grab the more favorable price with the Bruins on the road.
The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.