N.Y. Islanders vs N.Y. Rangers on 11/08 by blackwiseguy
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FINAL
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Game N.Y. Rangers
-1½ +165
LOSS
Loss 5
Handicapper Analysis
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The New York Islanders have been one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League of late, winning six out of their last seven games, and are coming off of a huge come-from-behind overtime win against the Calgary Flames last night.
The Islanders will be playing the latter half of a back-to-back, which gives the New York Rangers a slight advantage, but it has been a struggle as of late for the team from Manhattan. The Rangers have lost two straight games and can’t seem to find consistent goal-scoring.
Whenever these two teams get together the blood is always boiling, the battle for New York is one of the best rivalries in the game, but with that, the matchups always tend to be a little more low scoring, as our NHL betting picks indicate.
The Rangers and Islanders last played on October 26th at UBS Arena when the Isles bested the Blueshirts 3-0. Granted, Jaroslav Halak was in goal for the Rangers that night, and the Islanders will have to face Igor Shesterkin tonight.
Shesterkin hasn’t been as good as he was last season just yet, but he is still off to a very good start, boasting a 6-1-2 record with a strong .916 save percentage along with a 2.41 GAA adding to his +4.3 GSAx. His opponent tonight will most likely be Semyon Varlamov since Ilya Sorokin played last night in the first game of the back-to-back. Varlamov comes into this game sporting a .909 SV% and a 2.90 GAA.
Both teams enter this game at the top of the NHL's defensive rankings as the Islanders are allowing just 2.54 goals per game and their penalty kill has been absolutely fantastic, skating to a 90.5% success rate. The Rangers have also done an excellent job at limiting opponent scoring, surrendering an average of 2.92 goals, but their penalty kill has also been a huge strength as it is successful on 82.1% of their chances.
The Rangers have been very inconsistent offensively, especially over the course of their last three games, combining for just five goals. They should have an edge tonight since they have had a day of rest and the Islanders had a tough game last night, but the goals just don’t seem to come very easy for them.
I think this is a phenomenal goaltending battle, and the Under has been a trend when these two teams get together, and that's exactly where I’m going.
The Islanders will be playing the latter half of a back-to-back, which gives the New York Rangers a slight advantage, but it has been a struggle as of late for the team from Manhattan. The Rangers have lost two straight games and can’t seem to find consistent goal-scoring.
Whenever these two teams get together the blood is always boiling, the battle for New York is one of the best rivalries in the game, but with that, the matchups always tend to be a little more low scoring, as our NHL betting picks indicate.
The Rangers and Islanders last played on October 26th at UBS Arena when the Isles bested the Blueshirts 3-0. Granted, Jaroslav Halak was in goal for the Rangers that night, and the Islanders will have to face Igor Shesterkin tonight.
Shesterkin hasn’t been as good as he was last season just yet, but he is still off to a very good start, boasting a 6-1-2 record with a strong .916 save percentage along with a 2.41 GAA adding to his +4.3 GSAx. His opponent tonight will most likely be Semyon Varlamov since Ilya Sorokin played last night in the first game of the back-to-back. Varlamov comes into this game sporting a .909 SV% and a 2.90 GAA.
Both teams enter this game at the top of the NHL's defensive rankings as the Islanders are allowing just 2.54 goals per game and their penalty kill has been absolutely fantastic, skating to a 90.5% success rate. The Rangers have also done an excellent job at limiting opponent scoring, surrendering an average of 2.92 goals, but their penalty kill has also been a huge strength as it is successful on 82.1% of their chances.
The Rangers have been very inconsistent offensively, especially over the course of their last three games, combining for just five goals. They should have an edge tonight since they have had a day of rest and the Islanders had a tough game last night, but the goals just don’t seem to come very easy for them.
I think this is a phenomenal goaltending battle, and the Under has been a trend when these two teams get together, and that's exactly where I’m going.
