T.M. Selection: Carolina Hurricanes.

I like the Carolina Hurricanes to win this game against the Boston Bruins on Monday. The Hurricanes have looked really good in their games lately and they ended the regular season off on a hot streak, winning 6 games in a row now going into this series. They have looked great on home ice in their games lately too and I think they are going to put up a great performance here in game 1. The Bruins have looked good in their games lately too but they have been winning a lot of their games on home ice and they haven't been great in their road games this year. They were definitely a better team on home ice all year and I think the Hurricanes are going to bully them on their home ice. The Bruins have lost 2/3 of their previous 3 road games and the 2 games they lost were both against teams that made it to the postseason this year while their win was against 1 of the worst teams in the league, the Canadiens. Over the previous month, the Bruins have played in 6 road games against teams that made the postseason this year and of those games the Bruins only won 2 of them. I think the Bruins are going to continue their struggles against playoff quality teams and I expect the Hurricanes to take game 1 of this series on their home ice. I like the Hurricanes to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-2 Hurricanes.