NHL Prop Bets: New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes (February 5, 2026)
The Carolina Hurricanes (35-15-6) face the New York Rangers (22-28-6) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Hurricanes are favored to win at -230. They're currently +110 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Rangers are -130 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Hurricanes have a 20-36 Puck Line record this season, while the Rangers hold a record of 28-28.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +105 and UNDER at -125.
- The Hurricanes have a 29-26-1 O/U record this season (meaning 29 games have gone over the total points line, 26 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Rangers have a 24-30-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Hurricanes are averaging 3.41 goals per game this season (5th in the league). Comparatively, the Rangers are averaging only 2.66 (27th).
- Defensively, the Hurricanes are giving up 2.86 goals per game this season (8th in the league), while the Rangers are giving up an average of 3.18 goals (20th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Carolina is averaging 31.7 shots per game this season (2nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Rangers is allowing its opposition 28.5 shots per game (20th).
- Flipping that script, the Hurricanes are allowing only 24.5 shots per game (1st in the NHL), while the Rangers are averaging just 25.6 shots (27th).
Power Play
- Carolina holds a power play percentage of 22.0%, ranking 13th in the league this season, while NY Rangers sits 10th with 23.0% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Hurricanes have a penalty kill rate of 80.4% (ranked 12th), compared to the Rangers at 79.5% (15th).
P1 Result
Carolina is +130 to win the first period, while NY Rangers is +245.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 23-16-17 | 13-9-9 | 10-7-8 | 5-0-5 |
| NY Rangers | 15-21-20 | 4-11-9 | 11-10-11 | 3-4-3 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +310 to go to overtime.
- The Hurricanes have played in 16 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Rangers have appeared in 14.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Hurricanes have played in 7 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Rangers have appeared in 2.
Last Time They Met
Carolina recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over NY Rangers at Lenovo Center when these teams last met on December 29. Jackson Blake led the way to that result, scoring 1 goal.
