Rangers at Bruins NHL Betting Odds: Big Eastern Conference clash on Thursday
Rangers Looking for Statement Game
Rangers at Bruins NHL Betting Odds
The New York Rangers look to pull away with the Metropolitan Division with just a few weeks left in the regular season as they take on the Boston Bruins. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this big Atlantic Division clash between the Rangers at Bruins NHL Betting Odds matchup preview for Thursday night out in Boston.
Rangers (45-20-4, 94 points) at Bruins (41-14-15, 97 points) 
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Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Bruins Rolling Along
The Boston Bruins are hoping they can go much further in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season compared to last year at this time, when Head Coach Jim Montgomery and his club were running away with the best record and most wins in National Hockey League history, only to be upset by the Florida Panthers in a full seven-game series.
Now, the B’s once again sit in first place atop the Atlantic Division with 97 points, three ahead of the aforementioned Panthers with 12 games to go, including Thursday night’s contest hosting the New York Rangers, who have been one of the hottest teams in all of hockey.
Boston comes into this showdown on a three-game win streak, latest of which being a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday evening.
Superstar forward David Pastrnak recorded his fifth Hat Trick of the season and 19th of his career, bringing his goal total on the year to 44. Rookie Justin Brazeau scored a pair of power-play goals in just his 13th NHL game.
Blueshirt Bop
The New York Rangers have been one of the hottest teams, not just in the Eastern Conference, but in all of the National Hockey League.
Winners in 15 of their last 20 contests, the Blueshirts sit atop the Metropolitan Division with 92 points heading into Thursday night’s showdown with the Boston Bruins on the road, where they have also won seven of their last ten games.
The Rangers dropped a 4-2 decision on Tuesday night at home against the Winnipeg Jets, thanks in part to Jets forward Mark Scheifele scoring a Hat Trick, with two of those goals beating Igor Shesterkin, who made 23 saves in the losing effort. Forward Alexis Lafreniere scored his 20th goal of the season, along with adding an assist.
It’s projected that veteran Jonathan Quick will start in net for New York on Thursday. The 38-year old goaltender has a 15-5-2 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and .916% save percentage in 22 starts this season. Against the Boston Bruins, Quick has great numbers, with a 12-6-1 record, a 2.43 goals-against, and a .918% save percentage and two shutouts in 19 appearances.
Rangers at Bruins Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the visiting New York Rangers NHL Odds betting odds to win as moderate favorites against the hosting Boston Bruins on Thursday night priced in the range around -130 to -145. New York has won 15 of their last 20 games overall, including seven of their last ten road games. Boston has won five of their last six games overall, including four of their last five at TD Garden, and head-to-head, the B’s have beat the Rangers in four of the last six meetings.
Concluding the Rangers at Bruins NHL Betting Odds Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 5.5 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -120. Boston has a totals record of two Overs, three Unders and two Pushes in the last seven games.
New York has gone Over the total in four straight games and in eight of their last eleven contests against Atlantic Division opponents. Head-to-head, the Rangers and Bruins have gone Under the total NHL Scores in nine of the last thirteen meetings in Boston, and 12 of the last 18 showdowns overall.
Rangers at Bruins NHL Betting Odds
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