NEW YORK

RANGERSNYR

19-17-4  |  Road

2
FINAL
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CAROLINA

HURRICANESCAR

23-11-3  |  Home

3
Goaltending
Igor Shesterkin
GOALTENDER

Igor Shesterkin

#31 | Goaltender
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Brandon Bussi
GOALTENDER

Brandon Bussi

#32 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Igor Shesterkin None-None 2.78 0.914 --
Brandon Bussi None-None 1.87 0.900 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.78 GAA Ldr 1.87
0.914 Ldr Save % 0.900
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
RANGERS
100%
📊
HURRICANES
0%
RANGERS --
HURRICANES --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-4.0
CAROLINA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +4.0 points (Carolina)
RangersNYR (-3.5) 0 HurricanesCAR (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Rangers Cover

2.3%

Hurricanes Cover

97.7%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around CAR -4.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CAR)

NYR By 1 goal

0.9%

NYR By 2-3 goals

0.3%

CAR By 1 goal

6.6%

CAR By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
1
NEW YORK
5
CAROLINA
Simulated Score
2
NEW YORK
3
CAROLINA
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Hurricanes Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Hurricanes Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Hurricanes (-1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -4.0
D
Sim Hurricanes (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o5.5 Loss
Proj Total: 6.0
D
Sim u5.5 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Feb 5, 2026 CAR @ NYR 2 - 0
Dec 29, 2025 NYR @ CAR 2 - 3
Nov 26, 2025 NYR @ CAR 4 - 2
Nov 4, 2025 CAR @ NYR 3 - 0
Apr 12, 2025 NYR @ CAR 3 - 7
Key Model Drivers
Takeaways (L5) +70.1% more
Carolina: 6.6 vs New York: 3.9
Shots on Goal (L5) +28.3% more
Carolina: 30.6 vs New York: 23.8
Blocked Shots (L5) +43.9% more
New York: 16.8 vs Carolina: 9.4
Faceoff % (L5) +7.6%
New York: 57.3% vs Carolina: 49.7%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
NYR Score 1.0 2
CAR Score 5.0 3
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 9.4 / 16.8 11.0 / 18.0
Faceoff % 49.7 / 57.3 59.7 / 40.3
Hits 22.9 / 22.0 25.0 / 23.0
Power Play % 6.3 / 12.4 50.0 / 50.0
Shots on Goal 30.6 / 23.8 34.0 / 19.0
Takeaways 6.6 / 3.9 5.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
20%TICKETS80%
15%MONEY85%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
14%MONEY86%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
74%TICKETS26%
69%MONEY31%