The New York Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Thursday night.

Rangers Douse Flames

The New York Rangers come into this one on back-to-back wins after extinguishing the Calgary Flames with a 3-1 win last time out. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers with 8 points including 3 goals and 5 assists while Chris Kreider, Adam Fox and Filip Chytil each have 6 points, with Kreider logging a team-high 5 goals while Fox has 5 assists and Chytil has 6 assists to lead the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has 5 assists as well on the year. Igor Shesterkin’s made 5 starts in goal for the Rangers this season and is 3-2 with a 2.66 GAA and an .897 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 won 10 of their last 11 games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Rangers have won the second period in each of their last six games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last four games at Rogers Place.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers’ last nine games against Pacific Division opponents.
• Chris Kreider has scored at least one goal in each of the Rangers’ last five games against the Oilers.
• Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Rangers’ last nine games against Pacific Division opponents.
• Chris Kreider ranks T1st in the league for Power Play Goals (3) this season.

Oilers Fall To Wild

The Edmonton Oilers come into this game off of their 7-4 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Wild in their last matchup. Leon Draisaitl has a team-high 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists while Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid each have 8 points with 2 goals and 6 assists, with McDavid still out of the lineup due to injury. Zach Hyman has 7 points with 5 assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 6 points with 4 assists while Warren Foegele has 4 points with 3 goals. Jack Campbell’s seen the bulk of the action in goal for Edmonton, going 1-3 with a 4.35 GAA and an .878 save percentage while Stuart Skinner is 0-1-1 with a 4.29 ERA and an .814 save percentage this season.

Edmonton Oilers Team Facts

• The underdogs have won four of the Oilers’ last five games at Rogers Place.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the last nine games between the Rangers and Oilers.
• The Oilers have lost the third period in each of their last four games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last 11 night games at Rogers Place against opponents on a winning streak.

Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts

• Connor McDavid has scored at least one goal in each of the Oilers’ last six games as home underdogs.
• Connor McDavid has recorded at least one point in each of the Oilers’ last 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Connor McDavid has recorded at least one assist in each of the Oilers’ last eight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Leon Draisaitl ranks T1st in the league for Power Play Goals (3) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Edmonton Oilers ranks 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (4.50).
• The Edmonton Oilers ranks 32nd in the league for goals in Period 3 per game this season (0.17).
• The New York Rangers ranks 5th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.17).
• The New York Rangers ranks 6th in the league in power play percentage this season (30.00%).

Chris’ Pick

I’m rolling with the Rangers here. I just don’t trust the Oilers’ goaltending at the best of times, but now without Connor McDavid injured, it takes away a big part of the scoring punch for the Oilers. The Rangers have the better goaltending in this matchup and I also feel they have the much deeper lineup from top to bottom. I just think that until the Oilers show me something, it’s hard to back them against a decent team without Connor McDavid. Give me New York.