Thursday’s NHL matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes (35-15-6) and the New York Rangers (22-28-6) at Madison Square Garden sees the Hurricanes heavily favored on the road (-218 moneyline odds to win) against the Rangers (+180). The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-218)
• Underdog: Rangers (+180)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Rangers Quick Facts

• Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 29 of 56 games this season.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 21 of 56 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.1, is 0.4 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.5 above the 6.0 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes score the sixth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 191 this season.
• Carolina has conceded the seventh-fewest goals in league play this season, 160 (2.9 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is fourth-best in the league at +31.
• The 38 power-play goals Carolina has put up this season have come on 173 chances, 10th-best in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes rank 13th in the NHL with a 21.97% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Carolina’s six shorthanded goals this season rank seventh in the league.
• The Hurricanes rank 11th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 80.5%.
• With a 50.6% faceoff win rate, the Hurricanes have the 13th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Carolina scores on 10.8% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
• The Hurricanes average 19.8 hits and 11.1 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has won 34 of its 51 games as a favorite this season.
• In 11 games with moneyline oddds lower than -218, the Hurricanes have nine wins.
• The moneyline odds say Carolina has a 68.6% chance of winning this game.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 20 goals and 37 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 20 goals and 28 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 25 goals and 18 assists
• Brandon Bussi: 22-3-1 record, .905 save percentage, 59 goals conceded

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Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stats Insights

• The Rangers have scored 149 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 27th in the league.
• New York has allowed 3.2 goals per game, and 178 total, which ranks 20th among all league teams.
• They have a -29 goal differential, which ranks 27th in the league.
• New York has recorded 32 power-play goals this season, which ranks 17th in the NHL (on 139 chances).
• The Rangers have the NHL’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate of 23.02%.
• New York has scored four shorthanded goals this season (15th among all NHL teams).
• The 79.52% penalty-kill percentage the Rangers have put totgether is the league’s 15th-ranked rate.
• The Rangers have the third-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54.7%).
• New York is shooting 10.5% (22nd in the league).
• The Rangers have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Rangers Moneyline Insights

• The Rangers have been the underdog 32 times this season, and upset their opponent in 11, or 34.4%, of those games.
• New York has not played a game with bigger moneyline odds than +180.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Rangers have a 35.7% chance to win.

Rangers Leaders

• Mika Zibanejad: 23 goals and 29 assists
• Jonathan Tanner Miller: 14 goals and 22 assists
• Vincent Trocheck: 12 goals and 24 assists
• Igor Shesterkin: 17-12-4 record, .913 save percentage, 82 goals given up