Bruins at Hurricanes 5/16/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
May. 16, 2019
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : CAR -115 O/U 5.5
The Boston Bruins visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday for Game 4 of their NHL Eastern Conference Finals best of seven series. The Bruins lead the series 3-0 after defeating the Hurricanes on Tuesday 2-1 in Game 3. The Bruins Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand each scored in the second period and Boston’s defense held off a late rally by Carolina to put the Hurricanes on the brink of elimination.
Carolina was stymied by Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask who stopped 35 of the 36 shots he faced. Calvin de Haan was the lone goal scorer for the Hurricanes, while Curtis McElhinney was solid in net making 29 saves in a start in place of regular Petr Mrazek, who allowed 10 goals over the first two games of the series.
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David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand lead Boston in goals scored with six, while Marchand leads the Bruins in assists with 10 and points with 16. David Krejci is second in points for Boston with 13. In net, Tuukka Rask is 11-5-0 with 1.96 goals against average and .939 saves percentage.
Teuvo Teravainen is the Hurricanes leader in goals scored with seven. Jaccob Slavin leads the Hurricanes in assists with 11. Sebastian Aho leads in points with 12, while Slavin is second with 11. In net, Petr Mrazek is 5-5 with goals against average of 2.73 and .894 save percentage.
Recent Betting Trends:
Boston is 6-0 in its last 6
The UNDER has cashed in each of the Bruins last 4 on the road
Carolina is 21-7 in its last 28 at home
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Hurricanes last 5
Free Betting Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -115
Carolina will bounce back with a Game 4 win to regain some pride and head back to Boston trailing 3-1. The home team (Carolina) in this matchup has won 4 of the last 5. As the favorite at home, Carolina has won 16 of the last 21. Carolina has won 23 of its last 29 overall when pegged as the favorite. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win 3-2