This season the HURRICANES have been unable to defeat the KNIGHTS. In Game #1 the KNIGHTS gave up 2 goals early to Nikolaj Ehlers, before they woke up in a big way. In the 3rd Round the CANES lost game one to the CANADIENS handily 6-2, before bouncing back to destroy Montreal’s chances with 4 straight wins. The VGK are a stacked team with tons of experience. They have been to the FINALS 3 times now since their inception 8 years ago. An example of how confident the VGK are is, they gave up the first goal in the first 25 seconds of the game and it didn't even phase them. In BIG games early adversity sometimes leads to bad results. Not with the VGK. Carolina will come out desperate tonight and need to return to their defensive game. Fredrik Andersen has been a decent goalie throughout these playoffs, but will have troubles IF the Carolina “D” doesn’t perform well in front of him. The CANES will be tested this evening at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.
Today’s PICK — Carolina HURRICANES -165