New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers 2/1/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers meet Tuesday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. The Florida Panthers look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games. The New York Rangers look for a win after winning six of their last nine games.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 20.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Bennett leads Florida with 21 goals, Jonathan Huberdeau has 45 assists and Aaron Ekblad has 133 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 75 goals on 949 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 49 goals on 486 shots.

The New York Rangers are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 24.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 31 goals, Adam Fox has 40 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 132 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 51 goals on 499 shots, and Igor Shesterkin has allowed 57 goals on 899 shots.

The Panthers are 5-11 in their last 16 road games and 7-3 in their last 10 games playing on 0 days rest. The Rangers are 6-1 in their last 7 home games and 23-11 in their last 34 overall. The over is 12-4 in Panthers last 16 overall. The under is 14-6-1 in Rangers last 21 overall. The Panthers are 5-11 in the last 16 meetings in New York.

The New York Rangers has a lot of value given that they’re at home, have the rest advantage, and they’re playing solid hockey right now. However, the Florida Panthers are on fire offensively, and they’ve had no issues winning on the end of a back to back. The Panthers are a tough team to bet against when they’re putting up crooked numbers nightly. Give me the Panthers and the reasonable price.