Boston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/07/2026

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Venue:  Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins +160, Hurricanes -192; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins +160, Hurricanes -190; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins +160, Hurricanes -190; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Boston Bruins:  43-26-9 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  49-22-6 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

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Boston Bruins:  6-3-1 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  7-3-0 last 10

The Bruins are entering this game with 95 points, a 43-26-9 record overall, and they are 15-16-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Philadelphia Flyers in their last game, losing that one on the road 2-1 in overtime. Pavel Zacha scored 1 goal for them in that one. Casey Mittelstadt and David Pastrnak each led the team in assists with 1 while David Pastrnak led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Joonas Korpisalo was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 31 shots with 29 saves and a .935 save percentage. Their offense has scored 259 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 240 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-22-6 record overall, and they are 28-10-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Ottawa Senators in their last game, losing that one on the road 6-3. Andrei Svechnikov, Logan Stankoven, and Taylor Hall each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jackson Blake led the team in assists with 2 while Andrei Svechnikov led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 30 shots with 25 saves and a .833 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 228 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked great in their games this season with their 49-22-6 record overall which has them right at the top of their division in the East with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have looked great on home ice too with their 28-10-2 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Bruins have looked good in their games this season with their 43-26-9 record overall which has them in the top half of their division in the East. They have been a bad road team though with their 15-16-8 road record this year. The Bruins have been a solid team in the East and even though they haven't clinched a playoff spot, they are in the first Wild Card spot with a 5 point lead over the next. They have looked good lately as they are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games, but they have fallen into a slump with 3 losses in a row now and they have looked a lot worse in their road games this season too. It doesn't help that they are facing one of the best home teams in the NHL here. The Hurricanes have been one of the best teams in the East all season and they have also been one of the best home teams in the NHL over the last few years. They have been rolling lately too as they are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. They are off a 6-3 loss to the Senators in their last one and they have already clinched a playoff spot too, but they are still fighting for the top seed in the East so they aren't going to take their foot off the gas and they will be looking to bounce back from that bad loss now that they are back at home. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game and on the puckline. 

Bruins Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 4 Bruins 1.

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Boston Bruins: 129-126 (-13.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 73-79 (-7.6 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 54-58 (-12.7 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 16-9 OVER after 3 or more consecutive unders.

Carolina Hurricanes: 95-39 (+20.6 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite. 69-32 (+19.4 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 69-30 (+13.9 units) on the moneyline against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal. 41-29 OVER as a home favorite of -200 or less.

Boston Bruins:  None.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Martinook (LW) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Staal (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. P. Kochetkov (G) Out - Hip.

"A huge point for us. Guys battled back. We wanted to have a power-play goal in the third and we did. 'Korpi' made some great saves. Unfortunate there in OT, but we'll definitely take that point." - Marco Sturm after his team’s loss against the Flyers in their game on Sunday. 

“Pretty flat and just doing things that you’re not going to win (doing). (We were not) winning any 50-50 pucks and face-offs were terrible. We (didn't) start with the puck, bad pinches, bad penalties, the list goes on and on. And yet somehow we were still in the game there for a while. It was not a good night for us.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Senators in their game on Sunday. 

LW Marat Khusnutdinov

C Fraser Minten

RW David Pastrnak

LD Jonathan Aspirot

RD Charlie McAvoy

G Joonas Korpisalo

LW Andrei Svechnikov

C Sebastian Aho

RW Seth Jarvis

LD Jaccob Slavin

RD Jalen Chatfield

G Frederik Andersen

Points: David Pastrnak (97)

Goals: Morgan Geekie (34)

Assists: David Pastrnak (68)

GAA: Jeremy Swayman (2.70)

Points: Sebastian Aho (78)

Goals: Seth Jarvis (32)

Assists: Sebastian Aho (52)

GAA: Brandon Bussi (2.46)

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Marco Sturm (1st season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (8th season)