NHL FREE BETTING TIP: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins

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The Carolina Hurricanes finished the regular season as the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 54-20-8 record.

The Hurricanes finished the regular season with six consecutive wins and are in good shape going into the series against the Boston Bruins.

The Hurricanes are the best defensive team in the league as they are ranked first in allowed goals and shots on goal per game as well as defending the power play situations.

The Boston Bruins finished the regular season as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 51-26-5 record.

The Bruins lost the last regular season game but won the previous four. Boston is fourth in the league allowing 2.7 goals per game and ranked 15th scoring 3.1.

The Bruins had a middle-of-the-road record up until the turn of the calendar and they’ve gone an impressive 37-16-3 since New Year’s Day.

Key facts

• Frederik Andersen will not suit up for the Hurricanes tonight
• Jesper Froden and Jakub Zboril will not play for the Bruins tonight
• Boston has won 6 of the last 10 games against Carolina but the Hurricanes won all three games this season by a combined score of 16-1

It's the third time in the last four years these teams have met in the postseason. The Bruins eliminated the Hurricanes in the 2019 Eastern Conference Final and 2020 first round. Boston had home ice advantage in those two series, but Carolina has that edge this time. The series will pitch two staunch defenses against each other, with the Hurricanes first in the NHL in goals against per game (2.44) and the Bruins fourth (2.66). Carolina will be without its starting goalie, Frederik Andersen but they are still the better team among these two and will not allow another playoff exit by the Bruins. In order to that, they need to win Game 1 tonight which they will in a game that will finish under 5.5 goals.

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Carolina Hurricanes to win in regulation

2.36

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