Bet Jamaica NHL Playoff Preview — Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes

The Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at RBC Center in the third game of their second-round playoff series.

Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game’s total is sitting at 5.

The Hurricanes blanked Boston 3-0 as a +190 underdog in Game 2 on Sunday. The three goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5).

Cam Ward stopped all 36 shots he faced to post the shutout for Carolina, while Eric Staal scored his 6th postseason goal into an empty net.

Tim Thomas made 22 saves for the Bruins in the loss.

Team records:
Boston: 53-19-10
Carolina: 45-30-7

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Carolina are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Carolina most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina’s last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina’s last 5 games
Carolina is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games

Next up:
Carolina home to Boston, Friday, May 8