The New York Rangers and the Calgary Flames meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday night.
Rangers Beat Up On Kraken
The New York Rangers come into this game fresh off of a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken to improve to 3-2 on the year. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers with 7 points including 3 goals and 4 assists while Chris Kreider, Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad each have 5 points with Kreider logging a team-high 4 goals and an assist while Zibanejad has a team-high 5 assists and Adam Fox has a goal and 4 assists. Filip Chytil also has 4 assists and K’Andre Miller has 3 assists while Alexis Lafreniere has a pair of goals as well. Igor Shesterkin’s made 4 starts in goal for the Rangers this season and is 2-2 with a 3.14 GAA and an .879 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 1-0 with a 0.70 GAA and a .964 save percentage this season.
New York Rangers Team Facts
- The Rangers have lost each of their last three games as favorites following a road win.
- The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Rangers have won the second period in each of their last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 17 of the Rangers’ last 19 games against opponents on a losing streak.
New York Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers’ last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Alexis Lafreniere has scored a goal in each of the Rangers’ last four games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Artemi Panarin has the most multi-point games for the Rangers this season (2).
Flames Drop Back-To-Back Games Again
The Calgary Flames come into this game on the heels of back-to-back losses after a 6-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in their last game, falling to 2-3-1 on the year. Elias Lindholm has a team-high 6 points with a team-high 4 assists while Andrew Mangiapane has 5 points with a team-high 3 goals and 2 assists. Adam Ruzicka and Jonathan Huberdeau each have 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists while Noah Hanifin has 4 assists of his own. Walker Duehr, Dillon Dube and Rasmus Andersson each have 3 points with a goal and 2 assists this season. Jacob Markstrom has started 4 games for Calgary and is 1-2-1 with a 2.75 GAA and a .905 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 1-1 with a 4.51 GAA and an .842 save percentage.
Calgary Flames Team Facts
- The underdogs have won four of the Flames’ last five games.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flames have lost the second period in five of their last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in five of the last six games between the Rangers and Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- Mikael Backlund has recorded at least one point in seven of the Flames’ last eight games as home underdogs.
- Andrew Mangiapane has scored at least one goal in four of the Flames’ last five home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Mikael Backlund has recorded at least one assist in each of the Flames’ last five home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Adam Ruzicka has the equal-most Power Play Points for the Flames this season (2).
Matchup/League Facts
- The Calgary Flames ranks T2nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (95.45%).
- The Calgary Flames ranks T1st in the league for power play goals against this season (1).
- The New York Rangers ranks 6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.40).
- The New York Rangers ranks 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (23.8).
Chris’ Pick
I’m looking at the Rangers here. I just can’t get there with the Flames with how inconsistent they’ve been a lot of the time so far. The Rangers have had their inconsistencies as well, but they also have a world-class goaltender between the pipes in Igor Shesterkin and I just feel a lot better with the state of the New York Rangers as a whole right now and at a coin flip price, I can’t pass on it. Give me the Rangers here.
