The New York Rangers (6-7-3) travel to meet the Philadelphia Flyers (8-4-3) Wednesday for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Wells Fargo Center. Below we analyze the Rangers-Flyers odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Rangers at Flyers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:34 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Rangers +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Flyers -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Rangers +1.5 (-250) | Flyers -1.5 (+200)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Rangers at Flyers: Projected starting goalies
Igor Shesterkin (4-5-1, 2.23 GAA, .922 SV%) at Brian Elliott (3-1-0, 2.25 GAA, .928 SV%, 1 SO)
Shesterkin has allowed two or fewer goals in six of his past seven starts, but offensive support has been an issue. He was backed with four goals Saturday at the Washington Capitals in a 4-1 win, but the Rangers totaled two goals in his previous three starts, including a pair of shutouts. This will be his first-career appearance against the Flyers.
Elliott was on the short end of a 2-1 loss against the Boston Bruins Friday, but he allowed just two goals on 23 shots. Sunday in the Lake Tahoe outdoor game, he didn’t start, but he came in for the ineffective G Carter Hart and stopped 11 of the 12 shots he faced in relief. In his four starts, the Flyers have outscored the opposition 13-8.
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Rangers at Flyers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Flyers 3, Rangers 2
Money line (ML)
The FLYERS (-130) are well rested, having a couple of days off since their outdoor game against the Bruins Sunday. They’re looking to rebound after a 7-3 loss in that game, which followed Thursday’s 3-2 shootout home loss to the Rangers before heading out west. Hart was the goaltender in each of those starts, but Elliott will likely be back in the crease for this one. The Flyers are 3-1 in Elliott’s four starts this season.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Flyers -1.5 (-200) are a tempting play at this price as you have the opportunity to double up. But Philly is 1-2-2 across the past five, and that just doesn’t, or shouldn’t, make potential bettors feel warm and fuzzy inside. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 5.5 (-105) is the best play on the board here, cashing in each of New York’s past five on the road, while hitting in 16 of the past 21 overall. Philly has hit the Under in nine of its past 13 as a home favorite, and the Under is 6-2-1 in the previous nine meetings in this series, including 4-1-1 in the past six in the City of Brotherly Love.
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