The Boston Bruins (9-2-1) and the Carolina Hurricanes (9-2-2) meet Tuesday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze NHL odds around the Hurricanes vs. Flames odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
2025-26 season series: Hurricanes won 2-1; home team was 2-1-0, with 2 of 3 meetings decided by a single goal. Carolina has won 5 of the past 7 in the series since April 9, 2024, with the favorite going 5-2, too. The Under was 2-1 last season, and it is 6-3 across the past 9 meetings.
Boston outlasted the San Jose Sharks 6-4 Saturday as heavy favorites (-192) as the Over (6.5) hit, halting a 4-game Under run for the B's. The Bruins have scored 4 or more goals in 7 of the past 8 games,
but it has allowed just 15 goals in the past 8 outings, or 1.7 goals per game (GPG).
Carolina blanked the St. Louis Blues 4-0 at Enterprise Center, but it is still 2-1-1 in the past 4 outings, including an embarrassing 3-2 loss at the Calgary Flames Oct. 18. The Under is 5-2 in the past 7 games, as Carolina has allowed just 21 goals in the past 9 games, or 2.3 GPG.
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Bruins at Hurricanes odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Bruins +158 (bet $100 to win $158) | Hurricanes -192 (bet $192 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Bruins +1.5 (-152) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+124)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +102 | U: -124)
Bruins at Hurricanes projected goalies
Jeremy Swayman (7-1-1, 2.20 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Pyotr Kochetkov (7-0-0, 1.70 GAA, .916 SV%, 1 SO)
Swayman gas allowed 7 goals in his past 2 starts, and 3+ goals in 3 of his previous 4 outings. However, he has been money on the road, going 3-0-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .918 SV% in 4 starts
Kochetkov is expected to be in the crease for the home side. He has won all 7 of his starts to date, while allowing 2 or fewer goals in 6 of those 7 outings. He allowed 3 goals on 17 shots in a 6-3 win in Vancouver last Tuesday, and bounced back with a 24-save shutout at St. Louis last time out Saturday in a 4-0 victory.
Bruins at Hurricanes picks and predictions
Prediction
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
Moneyline
The Hurricanes (-192) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return, which is way too much for a game which is likely to have a razor-thin margin, perhaps even decided in overtime or a shootout.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The BRUINS +1.5 (-152) are actually worth playing as the underdog on the puck line, as they're not priced out of line.
Again, Boston is 9-2-1 on the season, and it hasn't lost in regulation since Oct. 3-5 in a road game at Minnesota, and a home game against the Ottawa Senators when the Bruins were still getting their sea legs.
Over/Under
UNDER 6.5 (-124) might be the best play on the board in this battle between these early-season Eastern Conference heavyweights.
The defending champs have split the Over-Under 2-2 in their first 4 home dates this season, but the Under has a 5-2 edge in the past 7 games since Oct. 11. And, for Boston, the total has cashed low in 4 of the previous 5 outings.
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