The Boston Bruins won the opener of this first-round playoffs series 4-3 in double OT on Wednesday. They were no doubt the better team and controlled the better part of the game, but I like the Carolina Hurricanes to bounce back and tie the series with a win tonight.

Note that the Canes were coming off a seven-day layoff while the Bruins were playing on three days rest, so I'm not surprised that the Bruins were the hotter team yesterday. Now Carolina should be up to speed again, and that combined with the motivation/desperation of being a game down in the series I think the price warrants a wager on the Hurricanes in this one.

8* play on Carolina Hurricanes.