In the first game of a Wednesday night NHL on TNT doubleheader, the New York Rangers will invade UBS Arena to take on the New York Islanders. The Rangers (3-2-2) have lost three straight games and have managed just five goals during that stretch. This will be the second of a back-to-back for the Rangers, who took Stanley Cup Champion Colorado to overtime before falling in a shootout by a 3-2 final score.'
C Barclay Goodrow tied the game for New York in the second period on a beautiful setup from Jacob Trouba and Sammy Blais. Goodrow and Jimmy Vesey assisted on a tap in for D Adam Fox with six minutes remaining to send the game into overtime. The Rangers outhit the Avalanche by a 39-24 margin and won 35 of 62 faceoffs.
The New York Islanders failed to make the playoffs last season and replaced head coach Barry Trotz with assistant Lane Lambert. The Islanders (2-4) started the season off strong for Lambert, but enter this contest looking to snap a three-game losing streak. On Sunday, New York surrendered two goals in the first period and could never recover during a 3-2 road loss against Florida.'
LW Anders Lee (4) scored two power play goals for the Islanders, including a snipe midway through the third period. Mathew Barzal had two assists (6) and Brock Nelson added his sixth helper for the Islanders, who outhit the Panthers by a 29-9 margin.
Recent Betting Trends
- Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
- Islanders are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 9-2 in Rangers last 11 overall.
- Over is 6-2 in Islanders last 8 home games.
- Rangers are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.
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New York Islanders -117