The New York Rangers battle the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday in NHL betting action at Madison Square Garden.

This season the Rangers are 27-9-4 overall while the Senators are 23-15-6. As for the totals, New York is 15-18-7 on the OU, and Ottawa is 25-19.



View Ottawa vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Hockey odds makers opened the Rangers as -175 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 5.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rangers, most recently No. 7 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Senators, who rate a No. 15 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits New York's No. 10-ranked offense, averaging 3 goals per game, against a Senators defense that ranks No. 26 at 3.3 goals allowed. The Rangers power play is averaging 15.2% while the Senators defense kills off 79.9% of their penalties.

The Senators were a 5-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Penguins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Ottawa at +120 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for OVER bettors.

New York was a 2-1 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Coyotes. They won as -175 favorites, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.


Ottawa Senators Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Phoenix are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few Senators at Rangers trends to consider:
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Rangers last 10 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games


Next up:
Ottawa at Montreal, Saturday, January 14
NY Rangers at Toronto, Saturday, January 14