T.M. Selection: Hurricanes/Rangers OVER.

I am on the over in the Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers game on Saturday. Both the Hurricanes and the Rangers have looked a lot better in this series playing in their home games but I think this game is going to be a bit different. Every game in this series has gone under but I expect both teams to bring their best effort here and I see this being a much higher scoring game than the rest in this series. This is the 1st elimination game of the series and the Hurricanes haven't won a game on the road yet in this postseason at all but I expect them to turn it on here and activate that killer instinct knowing that they can move on with a win in this game. Their offense looked a lot better in the previous game and I think they can carry over some of that momentum here. The Rangers didn't look great in that previous game but they have looked really good in a majority of the games this series and I think they will come with their best effort here too since they have played some of their best hockey in their home games this year. They have been great defensively in their home games but their offense has been great, scoring 3+ goals in their home games this series and the rangers are already 3-0 this postseason in elimination games with all 3 of those games seeing 8+ goals in them. The Rangers are going to play hard and a bit desperate here being on the brink of elimination and I expect to see goals from them to help ensure a win with no sweat. I think both teams are going to be more offensive here trying to score goals with the importance of this game and I expect it to be high scoring. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-3 Rangers.