Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers odds, picks and predictions

The Carolina Hurricanes (45-15-8) play the front-end of a home-and-home set with the New York Rangers (41-19-10) Tuesday. Puck drop from Madison Square Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Hurricanes vs. Rangers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Hurricanes are coming off a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory at the Philadelphia Flyers. Carolina's Martin Necas scored a power-play goal with an extra attacker with just 0.3 seconds remaining in regulation to force OT. Sebastian Aho then capped off the night in the extra session just 28 seconds into OT with the game-winning tally, his 3rd goal of the evening.

The Rangers have been on a serious roll, winning 4 straight games, while picking up points in 7 in a row (6-0-1). That includes a 6-0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday with Igor Shesterkin in the crease, and a 7-0 victory against the Nashville Predators on Sunday behind backup tendy Jaroslav Halak.