Carolina enters this game after defeating the New York Islanders in 5 games and now head to New York to face the Rangers for game 1 of this series.

New York Rangers swept the Washington Capitals in the first round and now face a much stronger Carolina Hurricanes team.

The Rangers have won 7 of the last 9 games between these teams and have home ice advantage in this series. I like New York to win game one of this series at home.

Pick: New York Rangers ML