The Carolina Hurricanes should be the more motivated of the two teams when they visit the New York Rangers Monday night.

The Canes enter the new week six points behind the Blue Jackets for the final wild card in the East, with 14 games left to make up the deficit, while the Rangers are all but out of the playoff picture.

Carolina is 3-6-2 in its last 11 games but picked up an important 3-2 win at Chicago on Thursday. The Canes will be playing on a solid three days of rest, they are 11-3 in their last 14 vs. a team with a losing record and they'll face a fatigued Rangers side which will play its third game in four nights.

With New York just 1-4 in its last five in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation and 1-6 in its last seven games playing on one days rest I think this is a good spot to back Carolina.

My selection is an 8* play on Carolina Hurricanes.