The New York Rangers will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Florida Panthers invade Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

Supporters of the Panthers have seen them go 20-12-7 so far this season, while the Rangers are at 24-9-4. In totals betting, the Rangers are 15-16-6, while the Panthers are 17-18-4.



View Florida vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Rangers as -180 moneyline favorites in this particular NHL matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Rangers at No. 8 and the Panthers at No. 17 heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 10-ranked offense (3 goals per game) against a Panthers defense that ranks No. 11 at 2.7 goals per game allowed. The Rangers Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.1% rate while the Panthers have a 80.8% rate on the penalty kill.

Florida won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Canadiens on December 31. Bettors who backed the Panthers at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.

New York was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Flyers. They won as +110 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.


Florida Panthers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After playing Montreal are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

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

A few Panthers at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 14 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games on the road
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Rangers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the NY Rangers last 13 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the NY Rangers last 14 games when playing Florida


Next up:
Florida at New Jersey, Friday, January 6
NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, Friday, January 6