The New York Rangers (16-4-3) and Chicago Blackhawks (9-13-2) battle in a Tuesday “Original Six” matchup at 8:30 p.m. ET at United Center. Below, we look at the Rangers vs. Blackhawks odds and lines and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
New York is playing Chicago for a second straight game. The Rangers beat the Blackhawks 3-2 Saturday at Madison Square Garden for a sixth consecutive victory.
While the Rangers had the next day off, the Blackhawks bounced back from the setback with a 3-2 shutout victory at the New York Islanders Sunday. The Blackhawks return home where they are 5-5-1. They went 2-1 on their recent road trip, which included a 4-3 shootout win at the Washington Capitals before their two-game stop in New York.
Rangers at Blackhawks odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Rangers -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Blackhawks +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread (ATS): Rangers -1.5 (+180) | Blackhawks +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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Rangers at Blackhawks projected goalies
Alexandar Georgiev (3-1-1, 3.58 GAA, .876 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (7-9-0, 2.82 GAA, .913 SV%)
Georgiev stopped 25 of 27 shots against these same ‘Hawks Saturday. The 25-year-old went into that start with an .867 SV%. He’s been undone by shots in close and by a .682 SV% in short-handed play.
Fleury enters this start on a roll. The veteran netminder is 6-2 with a .944 SV% over his last eight games. Fleury backs a Chicago defense which yielded 33.4 shots per game from Oct. 21-Nov. 9 but has improved that figure to 29.8 in 10 games since.
Rangers at Blackhawks odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Blackhawks 4, Rangers 2
Money line
The home side in this one has posted solid puck-possession and shot-generating metrics of late, and Chicago is backed by a star goalie in a groove.
The Rangers offense has not been generating as many low-slot shot attempts lately. The win streak has been logged against mostly below-average squads and without puck-possession analytics to back it up.
TAKE CHICAGO (+110).
Against the spread
PASS on these juice-filled puck-line figures.
Over/Under
Chicago has some unrealized offensive potential at home. A hot-back-in-the-fall power play cooled in November. It’s now 2 for its last 5, so there is some potential there as well.
Georgiev shouldn’t scare off any Over lean. BACK THE OVER 5.5 (-120).
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