Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes: UNDER 5 Goals 1.90
*Risk: 4 Units | Win: 3.60 Units (Member’s Only Pick)*
The best defensive team in the NHL will meet the third worst offensive team Monday Night in Carolina. The Bruins are 12-6-1 on the season and the Hurricanes are 8-8-4. At home the Canes are 5-3-4 and the Bruins have gone 4-3 on the road. The Bruins allow only 1.84 goals against per game which is the best overall in the League. The Hurricanes allow 2.60 goals against (16th) and are still without Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin (both on injured reserve with lower-body injuries). Justin Peters has stepped in and in 11 games played he has gone 4-6-1 with a 2.35 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. He has won three of his last five starts, and has received one shut-out in that span, which also includes wins against two of the best offensive teams in the NHL, where he allowed only 2 goals against Anaheim, and 1 goal against Colorado. Tukka Rask has also won three of his last five starts, including one shut-out, and currently has two shut-outs, which is 1st overall. Rask ha s the 3rd best save percentage in the League (.943 SV%) and the 4th best goals against average with 1.68 GAA. His record is currently 10-5-1. The Bruins have the 4th best penalty kill in the League, and the Hurricanes are struggling to score on their power play (only 13.2% – 25th overall). The Bruins have an 18th place power play (18%) and the Hurricanes average less than 10 PIM/G. In the last 10 games for the Bruins, only 2 have gone over the total, the rest have either gone under or have ended in a push. The Hurricanes have gone over the total only 3 times in their last 10 games. We will take this UNDER as we have two low scoring teams, two excellent goaltenders and the best defensive team in the NHL competing in Carolina on Monday.
