The Nashville Predators have been on a roll coming into the playoffs having won six of their last eight games. As a team, they are putting up 2.7 goals and on the defensive end, they are giving up 2.8 goals a game. On Special Teams they are converting on 17.4 percent of their power plays and they are killing off 74.99 percent of their penalties. The offense is led by Mikael Granlund with 13 goals and Roman Josi has tallied 25 helpers.
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The Carolina Hurricanes have limped into the playoffs on a three-game losing streak. As a team, they are putting up 3.2 goals and on the defensive end, they are giving up 2.3 goals a game. On Special Teams, they are converting on 26.3 percent of their power plays and killing off 85.5 percent of their penalties. The offense is led by Sebastian Aho with 24 goals and Dougie Hamilton has tallied 32 helpers.

The Canes have won six of the eight meetings this season against the Predators, Nashville has won both meetings this month by a combined score of 8-1, but the Canes had already clinched by then and you can wonder how motivated they were to win those games. In the first six games, the Canes won the outscored the Preds 23-9. The Hurricanes were 20-3-5 at home this season. The Canes have beat the Preds in 13 of their last 16 and in 10 of those wins they covered the puck-line. I like the value of laying the 1.5 pucks.

Play on Carolina -1.5 goals.