The Florida Panthers (23-20-5) meet the New York Rangers (25-14-7) Monday at Madison Square Garden. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Panthers vs. Rangers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Panthers are in the midst of a season-high 5-game streak without a regulation loss, going 4-0-1. Florida has scored 4 or more goals in each game during the streak, while cashing the Over in the past 3 contests.
The Rangers are coming off a 3-1 loss against the Boston Bruins on Thursday and are just 3-2-1 in the past 6 games overall. The Under is 4-0 in the past 4 outings for the Blueshirts.
New York won the first meeting at Florida on Jan. 1 by a 5-3 score behind G Jaroslav Halak as the Over connected.
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Panthers at Rangers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:18 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Panthers +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Rangers -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Panthers +1.5 (-220) | Rangers -1.5 (+160)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Panthers at Rangers projected goalies
Alex Lyon (2-0-0, 2.55 GAA, .912 SV%) vs. Jaroslav Halak (5-6-1, 2.69 GAA, .901 SV%)
Lyon has picked up a pair of wins in his 2 starts subbing for the injured Gs Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight. He allowed just 3 goals on 32 shots last time out against the visiting Minnesota Wild Saturday.
Halak has won 4 consecutive starts, including a win in Florida on Jan. 1. He allowed 3 goals on 35 shots in that victory. He is 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .936 SV% in his 3 January assignments.
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Panthers at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 5, Panthers 3
Moneyline
The RANGERS (-140) are a decent play on home ice.
The Panthers have managed 4 wins in the past 5 tries, and the offense has been fire lately. However, the Panthers are just 4-11 in the past 15 games against teams with a winning record and 0-4 in the past 4 against Metropolitan Division teams.
The Rangers are 7-3 in the past 10 at home, while winning 4 of the past 5 games against the Panthers at MSG.
Puck line/Against the spread
The RANGERS -1.5 (+160) are worth a wager on the puck line with a half-unit play. The light play is based on the fact that New York is 0-5 on the puck line in the past 5 games at home as a favorite.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (-120) is the lean based on the series trends.
The Over has cashed at a 21-4-1 clip in the past 26 meetings between these teams and is 12-3-1 in their previous 16 battles at Madison Square Garden.
The Over is 3-1-1 for the Panthers during the team’s current 5-game point streak, too.
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