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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
- The Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Banknorth Garden in the opening game of their second-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Eric Staal's marker with 32 seconds left in regulation lifted the Hurricanes over the Devils 4-3 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Tuesday night.
Carolina cashed as +135 road underdogs as the teams played over the 5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
Michael Ryder scored twice and added an assist to help the Bruins defeat his former Canadiens team 4-1 in a sweep of their series last time out.
The Bruins won that game as -190 favorites, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
David Krejci and Phil Kessel scored the other goals for the Bruins, and Tim Thomas stopped 26 shots in Game 4.
Team records:
Carolina: 45-30-7
Boston: 53-19-10
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing New Jersey are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Montreal are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Boston
Carolina is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
Carolina is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
Boston home to Carolina, Sunday, May 3
- The Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Banknorth Garden in the opening game of their second-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Eric Staal's marker with 32 seconds left in regulation lifted the Hurricanes over the Devils 4-3 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Tuesday night.
Carolina cashed as +135 road underdogs as the teams played over the 5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
Michael Ryder scored twice and added an assist to help the Bruins defeat his former Canadiens team 4-1 in a sweep of their series last time out.
The Bruins won that game as -190 favorites, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
David Krejci and Phil Kessel scored the other goals for the Bruins, and Tim Thomas stopped 26 shots in Game 4.
Team records:
Carolina: 45-30-7
Boston: 53-19-10
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing New Jersey are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Montreal are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Boston
Carolina is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
Carolina is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
Boston home to Carolina, Sunday, May 3
