T.M. Selection: Carolina Hurricanes.

I like the Carolina Hurricanes in this game against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. The Hurricanes took the 1st game of this series on home ice and I think they are going to make it a 2 game sweep on home ice here in these 1st 2 games of the series. The 1st game in this series wasn't even close with the Hurricanes defeating the Bruins 5-1 and I think this game is going to be very similar. The Hurricanes were on a roll to end the regular season and they came into this 1st series of the postseason very hot with 6 wins in a row and a majority of those wins by 2+ goals. They continued that run in game 1 and I think they are going to continue it again. The Hurricanes have looked great on home ice all year and they really dominated the Bruins without having to take many shots. The Bruins out shot the Hurricanes by 10+ shots yet Raanta was incredible all night, stopping 35/36 shots in that game. Ullmark had a really bad night giving up 4 goals and he only faced 24 shots, stopping 20 of those. The Hurricanes goalkeeping was a big concern coming into the postseason with their starting goalie, Frederik Andersen, out with injury but Raanta has been great all year and if this series comes down to goalkeeping, the Hurricanes are going to win that battle. The Hurricanes looked they came to play with a purpose and I expect them to just keep gaining momentum the deeper they go. I think they are going to dominate the Bruins here again and beat up on them physically on the ice. I like the Hurricanes to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Hurricanes.