Canucks at Rangers NHL Head to Head Preview
Vancouver visits Manhattan and the Blueshirts on Monday.
Canucks at Rangers NHL Head-to-Head Preview
Two first-place clubs cross conferences and do battle at the World Famous Madison Square Garden on Monday night as the New York Rangers, leaders of the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, host the Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks. Let’s take a glance and break down some critical factors for this showdown between first-place squads in this betting preview of Canucks at Rangers Head to Head on Monday night in Manhattan.
Vancouver Canucks (25-11-3, 53 points) at New York Rangers (26-10-2, 54 points)
Date, time:
Location: Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York, New York
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Canucks Top The Pacific
The Vancouver Canucks continue to roll along in the super competitive Pacific Division, taking over the top spot thanks to victories in nine of their last thirteen games, to coincide with a losing slump by the Vegas Golden Knights, giving them a two-point lead in the standings as they continue a season-long eight-game road trip tonight against the New York Rangers.
It’s a bit of a homecoming for forward J.T. Miller, who was drafted fifteenth overall by the Blueshirts in the 2011 draft and spent six seasons in Manhattan, scoring 72 goals and 100 assists in 341 games from 2012-2018.
Goaltender Thatcher Demko has been solid in net for the Canucks this season. The 28-year-old San Diego native is 19-8-1 with a 2.53 goals-against average, a .916% save percentage, and three shutouts in 28 starts this season, and is the current odds-on favorite to win the Vezina Trophy for Best Goaltender in the National Hockey League.
Rangers Rolling in Metro
The New York Rangers are skating hard and racking up points as they lead the Metropolitan Division, winning six of their last nine games overall heading into tonight’s showdown with another first-place club in the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
The Blueshirts did earn a point on Saturday night in a tight 4-3 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Forward Artemi Panarin has been sensational, leading the club with 25 goals and 55 points in 38 games played, while veteran Chris Kreider trails behind with 20 goals. It’s the eleventh consecutive season of his 12-year career with 20 or more goals scored. Between the pipes, the tandem of Igor Shesterkin with veteran backup Jonathan Quick has been wonderful, with a combined 25 victories and 20 quality starts in goal overall.
Canucks at Rangers Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting New York Rangers NHL Hockey Odds betting odds to win as short favorites against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Monday night priced at -145. The Rangers have won six of their last nine games overall, while Vancouver has won nine of their last thirteen games and earned points in eight of their last ten games.
Concluding the Canucks at Rangers NHL Head to Head Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals at a pick’em price between -105 and -110. The Rangers have trended Over the total in seven of their last nine games overall, including four of their last five at home.
Four of the last five meetings in this series have gone Over the total and the Canucks have gone Over the total in six of their last eight games overall, including four of their last five road contests.
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