The New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers meet Monday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Panthers vs Rangers Prediction.
Matchup History
The Florida Panthers have won both meetings between these two teams this season, with the Panthers winning 3-1 at MSG back on October 24th, 2024, and then won 5-3 on December 30th, 2024 at home. The wins for Florida made it 5 in a row for the Panthers going back to last year’s playoff series.
New York Rangers Recap
The New York Rangers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes last time out to fall to 37-36-7 on the year. After this game, the Rangers will head home for a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning to close out their season.
Rangers Lose 4 Of Last 5
Artemi Panarin has a team-high 89 points with 37 goals and 52 assists while Alexis Lafreniere has 45 points with 17 goals and 28 assists on the year. Adam Fox has 51 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 58 points with 18 goals and 40 assists and Will Cuylle’s added 43 points with 20 goals and 23 assists. Vincent Trocheck’s also chipped in 57 points with 24 goals and 33 assists for the Rangers this season. In goal for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is 26-29-5 with a 2.91 GAA and a .903 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 10-7-2 with a 3.18 GAA and an .893 save percentage this season. Louis Domingue is also 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .926 save percentage so far this season.
Why the New York Rangers will win
- The Panthers have lost four of their last five games as favorites after coming off a shootout.
- The Rangers have won 15 of their last 25 games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 12 night games following a shootout win.
- The Rangers have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games against the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.
New York Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Artemi Panarin has scored at least one goal in four of the Rangers’ last five night games.
- Artemi Panarin has recorded an assist in eight of the Rangers’ last nine road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers’ last 13 road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Artemi Panarin ranks T3rd in the league for multi-goal games (8) this season.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game hoping to add on to their 3-2 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres last time out to improve to 47-29-4 on the year. After this game, the Panthers will close out the regular season with a date with the rival Lightning in Tampa Bay.
Panthers Win Three In A Row
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 79 points including 37 goals and 42 assists while Sam Bennett has 50 points with 25 goals and 25 assists and Anton Lundell has 45 points of his own with 17 goals and 28 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 69 points with 49 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 51 points with 19 goals and 32 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 57 points with 22 goals and 35 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 33-18-2 with a 2.39 GAA and a .908 save percentage in goal for Florida this season. Vitek Vanecek is also 2-3-1 with a 2.66 GAA and a .900 save percentage in goal for the Panthers this year.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last nine night games at Amerant Bank Arena.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in four of their last five night games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Matthew Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven appearances with the Panthers as favorites.
- Sam Reinhart has scored the first goal in three of the Panthers’ last four games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Aaron Ekblad has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances after playing less than 20 minutes in the Panthers’ last game.
- Jesper Boqvist has scored two goals against the Rangers this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Panthers’ last seven home night games following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last seven games at Amerant Bank Arena following a road loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
Panthers vs Rangers Prediction
I’m on the Panthers here. The Rangers just look like a team that’s playing out the string, and look like a far cry from the team that ruled the Metro division last season. Florida still has something to play for at this point, as they’re trying to catch the Lightning for home ice in the first round of the playoffs, and they do face the Bolts in the final game of the season. I think the Panthers show up as the more motivated team here, and I think they get the job done here. Give me Florida.