T.M. Selection: Carolina Hurricanes.

I like the Carolina Hurricanes to win against the New York Rangers in this game on Friday. The Hurricanes have looked a lot better in their games lately. They have won 2 games in a row now but they have both been blowout wins for them. They broke out of the funk they were in with a big 4-1 win over the Canucks but they continued that into their next game with a 7-1 rout over the Bruins on the road for that game too. I think now that they are hot they are going to go on a huge run and they should play even better in this game with it being on their home ice. The Hurricanes have scored 11 goals in their previous 2 games and have only given up 2 goals in those games. The Rangers have also been hot lately winning 3 games in a row now but I think this is the spot for their streak to come to an end. The Hurricanes are 1 of the few teams in the league that are actually better than the Rangers and they will play a good game on home ice making it very difficult for the Rangers to score on their defense here. The Rangers are lucky to have even extended their win streak against the Leafs the other night with the way they played that game. They fell down 2-0 early in the 1st 10 mins of that game and they were down 3-1 in the 2nd period before scoring 5 unanswered goals to make a comeback and win 6-3. They were able to do that home against the Leafs since the Leafs have been having that problem lately of blowing their leads but that is going to be a lot tougher to pull off against the Hurricanes who are better than both and to do it on the road in Carolina where their defense has been great just doesn't seem practical to me. I think the Rangers time has come after that last game and the Hurricanes are a team that I don't want to step in front of right now. I like the Hurricanes to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-2 Hurricanes.