The New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks are two teams that have seen their share of struggles in recent years, but incidentally, New York has held the edge over the team it defeated in the 1994 Stanley Cup final. The Broadway Blueshirts are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games vs the Canucks and have won five of the last six games as the visitor in this matchup. New York is paying +105 on the moneyline tonight while the Canucks are a -125 home favorite.
To be honest, there’s not a whole lot that I love about either side of this matchup as neither of these teams is a world-beater. However, with New York’s recent dominance in this matchup and the Rangers’ penchant for never quitting, I’m going to back them in this game. Furthering the argument for the Rangers is that Vancouver is dealing with a litany of injuries to key players. As mentioned above, keep an eye on the Rangers’ starting goaltender – if it’s Georgiev, I love this bet, but if it’s Lundqvist, I’m just OK with it.
The Rangers are 15-1 ATS in their last 16 games as underdog.away The total has gone UNDER in eight of the Canucks’ last 10 games (avg. combined score: 5.1).home The Rangers are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games vs the Canucks.away