David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, and the Boston Bruins will do battle against Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for an Original Six showdown. The action gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 6, and it is being shown live on NBC Sports Network.
Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers Odds
With a moneyline of -145, Boston comes into the matchup as the heavy favorite. The line for New York sits at +125, and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -120 for the under and +100 for the over.
Boston is 29-24 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.7 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 53 regular season outings, 30 of its games have gone under the total, while 19 have gone over and just three have pushed. This 2018-19 Bruins team is 11-14 SU on the road.
Boston has converted on 26.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for fourth-best in the NHL. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 79.6 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .924 save percentage and 26.3 saves per game, Tuukka Rask (16-13-4) has been the top option in goal for Boston this season. Rask played last night, however, so head coach Bruce Cassidy could choose to rest him and instead go with Jaroslav Halak (13-14-3 record, .918 save percentage, 2.49 goals against average).
New York is 22-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 27 of its contests have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 13-14 SU at home this year.
The Rangers have converted on just 21.1 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
Henrik Lundqvist has stopped 28.8 shots per game as the top choice in the crease for the Rangers. Lundqvist has 16 wins, 22 losses, and eight OT losses and has registered a pedestrian 3.04 goals against average and a fairly-weak .906 save percentage this year.
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Rangers, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Rangers (5-2 in shootouts this season) has more experience in games decided by shootout. The Bruins has only participated in two shootouts this year, winning one and losing the other.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone under in three of their last five matches.
- 36.4 percent of New York’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 8-16 overall in games decided by at least two scores) while 58.6 percent of Boston’s wins have come by two goals or more (17-13 overall in such games).
- This game features two of the more physical defenses in the league. Boston skaters have accounted for the league’s ninth-most hits per game (23.4) and the Broadway Blueshirts have recorded the fifth-most (26.0).
