Bruins Look For More Home Cooking against Carolina
Hurricanes vs Bruins Betting Odds Favor Boston To Win 25th Home Game
Boston Favored to Win Fifth Straight
The Boston Bruins look to take another step towards clinching the Atlantic Division title while the Carolina Hurricanes chase the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division race. The Hurricanes vs Bruins betting odds have this as a pick’em at -110 going on each side. The total is set at 5.5.
The teams split the first two meetings this season with both teams winning on the road. So, the winner of this game will clinch the season series. The Bruins and the Hurricanes have alternated wins and losses over their last nine meetings against each other.
When looking at the NHL playoff picture, both teams have clinched spots in the Eastern Conference. Carolina will have home-ice advantage in the first round with the Bruins close to clinching home ice for the first two rounds.
Carolina is tied with the Florida Panthers at +700 for the shortest odds of winning the Stanley Cup while the Bruins are seventh at +1000 in the championship odds.
Keep reading for the final matchup of the regular season between the Hurricanes and the Bruins, two teams near the top of the NHL rankings.
Hurricanes vs Bruins 
Records: Carolina Hurricanes (49-22-7), Boston Bruins (46-17-15)
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Day/Time: Streaming: NESN, ESPN+
Aho Delivering for the Canes
Sebastian Aho already has a career-high 87 points and 35 goals. He has his fifth 30-goal campaign over the last six seasons.
However, Aho was held without a goal or an assist in the most recent meeting with the Bruins. It was just the second time over the last 12 games that Aho failed to record a point. Keep that in mind when it comes to the Hurricanes vs Bruins betting odds.
Carolina is 7-0-1 in the last eight games when Aho had at least one goal. Aho has 15 goals and 23 assists in 34 road games this season with three game-winning goals.
The total has gone under in six of Carolina’s last seven games.
Eyes On the Prize
Things didn’t end well for the Boston Bruins after Boston won the President’s Trophy during the 2022-23 season with Boston being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by division rival Florida.
Boston still has a chance to have the most points in the regular season. The Bruins are one point behind the New York Rangers. New York has five games left with Boston having four games remaining.
Boston is closing strong with four wins in a row including back-to-back wins over Carolina and Florida.
Boston has 10 players with at least 10 goals with three of them (James van Riemsdyk, Morgan Geekie, and Dalton Heinen) not with the team a season ago. That could factor into the Hurricanes vs Bruins betting odds.
The total went under in each of Boston’s last five NHL games.
Last Meeting
The teams just met on April 4 with Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, and Danton Heinen scoring first-period goals while Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 of 29 shots as Boston won in Carolina for the second game in a row. The game fell under the 5.5-goal total as just two of the last eight games between the teams have gone over the total.
Hurricanes vs Bruins Betting Preview
This is a huge game for both teams as they try to chase down the New York Rangers. The Bruins are looking to catch the Rangers and earn home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs while the Hurricanes are five points behind, with four games left, in the Metropolitan Division standings.
Winger Pat Maroon won’t play for the Bruins. He could make his debut on Saturday against Pittsburgh. Defenseman Derek Forbort and forward Justin Brazeau are out as well.
Both teams are under .500 against the NHL lines this season. Boston is 37-26-11 as a favorite this season with the Hurricanes 3-4 when listed as the underdog. Boston has won seven of its last nine games when favored at home.
The Hurricanes have covered in just three of seven games as an underdog this season. Carolina has seen 21 of its 37 road games finish under the total.
Not only are the Hurricanes 4-1 over the last five games but they have won 14 of their last 18 road games.
The total has gone under in 16 of Carolina’s last 20 games versus Eastern Conference teams and 11 of the previous 13 matchups with Atlantic Division squads. Five of Boston’s last six games when meeting up with Eastern Conference teams went under the total. The total is set at 5.5 goals for this game.
Hurricanes vs Bruins Lines
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