The New York Rangers will be home favorites on Thursday night as they look to bounce the Ottawa Senators from the playoffs with a victory in Game 7 of their series at Madison Square Garden.
New York potted three second-period goals on Monday night en route to a 3-2 road win over Ottawa in Game 6 of the series. Derek Stepan had a goal and two assists for the Rangers in that victory.
The Rangers currently sports a record of 51-24-7. The Senators are 41-31-10. Betting totals have seen the Rangers post a 32-31-19 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Senators have gone 42-38-2 against the number.
View Ottawa vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Rangers as -170 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 5 at shops such as Sportsbook and Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
The NHL Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the No. 14-rated Senators taking on the No. 7-rated Rangers in this contest.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 13-ranked offense (2.8 goals per game) against a Senators defense that ranks No. 24 at 2.9 goals per game allowed. The Rangers Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.7% rate while the Senators have a 81.6% rate on the penalty kill.
New York won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Senators on April 23. Bettors who backed the Rangers at +100 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
Ottawa Senators Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing NY Rangers are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Ottawa are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few Senators at Rangers trends to consider:
Ottawa is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Ottawa's last 18 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of the NY Rangers last 18 games when playing at home against Ottawa
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Ottawa
