Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/11/21
2021-03-11 19:00:00 EDT
The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins meet Thursday in NHL action at the TD Garden.
The New York Rangers look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The New York Rangers are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 15.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 13 goals, Artemi Panarin has 13 assists and Mika Zibanejad has 67 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 87 percent of their opponents power plays. Igor Shesterkin has given up 31 goals on 393 shots faced and Alexandar Georgiev has given up 27 goals on 261 shots.
The Boston Bruins need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games. The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 24.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Boston with 12 goals, Patrice Bergeron has 13 assists and Nick Ritchie has 49 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 89.2 percent of their opponents power plays. Tuukka Rask has given up 35 goals on 371 shots faced and Jaroslav Halak has allowed 19 goals on 234 shots.
The Rangers are 13-3 in their last 16 Thursday games and 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest. The Bruins are 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The over is 2-0-2 in Rangers last 4 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in Bruins last 5 overall. The Rangers are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings in Boston and 1-7 in the last 8 meetings.
The New York Rangers haven’t had much success as underdogs this season and they’re playing a Bruins team that’s owned them over the years, which includes a 1-4 loss a little over a week ago. However, the Boston Bruins are ice cold right now and can’t get their offense together during this losing stretch. The Bruins have been held to one or less goals in three of their last four games. They shouldn’t be this big of a favorite. Give me the Rangers and the big plus money.
