The Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames won on their track Wednesday. From now on, they will have a chance to take a 2-0 lead in their respective series on Friday. And if that happens, the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers may just have trouble.
In the first game of the Hurricanes-Rangers series, Carolina endured aimlessly for the first 57 minutes and 37 seconds of the game. Sebastian Aho then tied the game with a defeated purpose, and the Hurricanes took the win with Ian Cole’s purpose. at 3:12 of the extension.
The Flames and Oilers played a wild Game 1 with a lot of offense. Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat-trick, adding Calgary’s last two goals in a 9–6 victory. The two teams were tied at 6 early in the third era before the Flames. jumped late.
Here’s a look at Friday’s calendar, as well as odds, forecasts, and intrigues to watch.
Game 2: New York Rangers (150; $100 to $150) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (-175; $175 to win $100), 8:00 p. m. Eastern Time, ESPN
Game 2: Edmonton Oilers (150) vs. Calgary Flames (-175), 10:30 p. m. Eastern Time, ESPN
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The Rangers were two minutes and 23 seconds away from a win in the first game. If they may have ruled out the Hurricanes to win the first game, it may have been huge to open the series. Instead, New York may simply not close it.
Carolina won all 4 games at home against the Boston Bruins in the first round, so they have yet to lose at PNC Arena in the playoffs. And most likely, the Hurricanes will continue to play well there.
There is a smart chance that Carolina will continue its momentum and win Game 2. Goalkeeper Antti Raanta played well in the first game, making 27 saves and preventing New York from scoring in the final 52:53. And the Hurricanes’ offense could turn started after their beaten push in the first game.
This is helping Carolina get the production of a lot of players on the offensive side of the ice.
“Teams that win, they see a lot of guys on the playsheet,” Hurricanes outlet Vincent Trocheck told Aaron Beard of The Associated Press.
That can make it harder for New York to slow down Carolina, especially once hurricanes start. But if Carolina needs to end this streak quickly, they’ll want to play better away after wasting all 3 away games against Boston in the first round.
The Hurricanes continue to play well as this series moves to New York and, as the most productive team, they may be on their way to sweeping. Don’t be surprised if Carolina wins the next 3 games to qualify.
The Oilers had some positives to take away from their loss in the first game. They led 5-1 at the beginning of the current period, but continued to push in attack. As a result, Edmonton tied the game at 6-6 when Kailer Yamamoto scored a goal at 1:28 of the 3rd half.
But it’s hard to win a game in which nine goals are conceded like the Oilers did. Starting goalkeeper Mike Smith got off to a rough start, allowing 3 goals in the first 6:05, then Mikko Koskinen allowed five goals, adding 3 in the final. 17:03.
“We fight and turn it into a game, but we can’t feel smart in any way because we scored six goals in a game and figured out a way not to win it,” Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said, according to The Associated Press.
In Game 2, the Oilers will likely continue to play well on offense. Leon Draisaitl (six goals in the playoffs) and Connor McDavid (five) continue to lead the way and are talented enough to continue to power Edmonton’s offense in this series. .
Whether it’s Smith or Koskinen in the net for Game 2, the Oilers do better defensively. Smith had a pair of whitewashes against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, so he’s capable of much better performances.
It will be a challenge to slow down Calgary’s offense, but expect Edmonton to do enough to win Game 2 and even this series before heading home for Games 3 and 4.
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