The Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers meet Monday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Senators vs Rangers prediction.
Ottawa Senators Betting Preview
The Ottawa Senators recently lost to the Panthers, while beating the Lightning and Canadiens. The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3.09 goals per game and are scoring on 18.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 37 goals, Tim Stutzle has 52 assists and Jakob Chychrun has 200 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.45 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 83 goals on 730 shots faced, and Joonas Korpisalo has given up 164 goals on 1,488 shots.
New York Rangers Betting Preview
The New York Rangers recently beat the Canadiens and Red Wings, while losing to the Flyers and splitting 2 games with the Islanders. The New York Rangers are averaging 3.38 goals per game and are scoring on 26.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Artemi Panarin leads New York with 48 goals, Adam Fox has 55 assists, and Chris Kreider has 243 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.79 goals per game and are killing 84.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 141 goals on 1,581 shots faced, while Jonathan Quick has given up 69 goals on 771 shots.
New York Rangers Team Facts
- The Rangers have won each of their last 11 games following an overtime win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as home favorites following a shootout win.
- The Rangers have won the third period in nine of their last 10 games following an overtime win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in 14 of the Rangers’ last 15 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Ottawa Senators Team Facts
- The Senators have won each of their last four games as underdogs after coming off a shootout.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five night games following an overtime win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in 13 of the Senators’ last 14 games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Senators have lost the first period in each of their last six games as underdogs.
Senators vs Rangers prediction
The Senators are finding ways to win lately, and they’re still playing hard despite having nothing to play for at this stage. However, the Rangers have been head and shoulders the more trustworthy team, they’re at home where they’re 29-11-0 on the season, and they’re still fighting for the Presidents’ Trophy. The Rangers have won 5 of the last 8 games against the Senators, and that includes a game in January where they scored 7 goals. The Rangers should get the job done here, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.