Flames at Rangers NHL Betting Preview
Cross-Conference Battle in Manhattan on Monday
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Flames at Rangers NHL Betting Preview
The National Hockey League has just four games in action to start the week on Monday, with one of the contests going down in New York as the Rangers host the Calgary Flames. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this cross-conference showdown between the Flames at Rangers NHL Betting Preview matchup for Monday night in Manhattan.
Calgary Flames at New York Rangers
Points: (25-22-5, 55 points) vs (33-16-3, 69 points)
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Location: Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York, New York
Flames Staying Lit?
The Calgary Flames are still hoping to gain some ground in that Wild Card race out in the Western Conference, as coach Ryan Huska and his troops trot out to Manhattan on Monday with their four-game win streak on the line against a hot New York Rangers squad.
Calgary has already picked up wins in Newark against the Devils and in Elmont against the Islanders on this New York/New Jersey swing, scoring five goals in each of the two contests. Veteran forward Nazem Kadri leads the team in points with 44 and centerman Blake Coleman leads the club in goals with 21 and now with new acquisition Andrei Kuzmenko coming over from the Vancouver Canucks, this Flames club now has some added punch on offense.
We could see goaltender Dustin Wolf get the start for Calgary. With backup Dan Vladar injured, the highly-touted Wolf, who has gone 1-2-1 in four starts this season with the Flames, but has a strong record of 108-36-8 in 155 starts with the AHL Calgary Wranglers over the last four seasons. He will be the future between the pipes for this Flames franchise.
Blueshirts Bopping Along in Metro
The New York Rangers have been hot right out of the All-Star Break with a four-game winning streak heading into tonight’s contest against the visiting Calgary Flames. New York escaped from Chicago with a 4-3 victory in overtime, after goaltender Igor Shesterkin gave up two soft goals late in the third period to force the extra frame. Forward Mika Zibanejad scored midway into the overtime to give the Blueshirts a second point in the standings and continue their winning run as they now come home for the first of two games at MSG before heading outside on Sunday to MetLife Stadium, where they will face the New York Islanders as part of the NHL Stadium Series.
Flames at Rangers Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting New York Rangers NHL Odds betting odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting Calgary Flames on Monday night priced in the pick’em range around -140 to -150. Calgary is on a five-game winning streak on the road, and has won six of the last eight meetings against the Rangers. New York has won four of their last five games overall and have won five of their last seven contests at the World Famous Madison Square Garden.
Concluding the Flames at Rangers NHL Betting Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -115. The Flames have gone Over the total in four of their last six games, and in four of their last five meetings against the Rangers in Manhattan. New York has gone over the total in ten of their last 15 games in the month of February.
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