The Daily Sweat: Can Carolina keep its home streak alive in Game 7 vs. Rangers?
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After three clicks of their heels, the Carolina Hurricanes are back home for a decisive Game 7 against the New York Rangers for a trip to the NHL conference finals. Theyโre 7-0 in the playoffs at PNC Arena, where they seem like a completely different team than the one thatโs gone 0-6 on the road.
The Canes are allowing just 1.14 goals per game at home this postseason, while giving up 4.33 per game outside of Raleigh.
Maybe thereโs magic in โthe loudest house in the NHLโ or maybe Carolinaโs players miss their families so much when theyโre away that they simply canโt concentrate on hockey.
Whatever the explanation is, the version of the Hurricanes that shows up Monday night canโt be the one that was manhandled 5-2 in Saturdayโs Game 6 loss in New York. Goalie Antti Raanta turned in his worst performance of the playoffs, allowing three goals on 13 shots before getting yanked. His replacement, Pyotr Kochetkov, didnโt fare much better, surrendering two goals on 12 shots.
It wasnโt just the goaltending that did the Canes in, though. Carolinaโs defense consistently left their goalies out to dry and Rod BrindโAmourโs team granted New York five power plays. The Rangers converted on two of them.
The Hurricanes are -150 favorites at BetMGM to close out the series with a win.
Who else is playing today?
With the NBA conference finals wrapped up, all weโre left with besides the French Open and Canadaโs favourite pastime is Americaโs favorite pastime.
There are 13 games on the MLB slate today, kicking off with the Brewers and Cubs at 1:05 p.m. ET and ending with the red-hot Dodgers hosting the Pirates in a nightcap.
Pittsburgh took two out of three games from Los Angeles in a homestand a few weeks ago, but the Dodgers have won 13 of their last 15 contests and ace Walker Buehler hasnโt lost a start in over a month. Theyโre a hefty -350 on the moneyline and -2.5 on the run line.
What's the best bet?
Iโm riding the Hurricanes at home until the wheels fall off. Hopefully, that wonโt be Monday night.