The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers meet Sunday in Game 3 of their best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final. Series tied 1-1. Puck drop from Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rangers vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Rangers suffered the 3-0 loss on home ice in Game 1, as Sergei Bobrovsky was a brick wall in the opener. The Panthers offense didn’t exactly light it up against Igor Shesterkin in that game, scoring 1 goal, with the Rangers allowing an own goal and an empty-net goal.
Game 1 saw the Under cash, snapping a 19-0-1 run to the Over in the previous 20 meetings dating back to 2016. Game 2 also saw the Under cash, as the Rangers avoided digging themselves into an 0-2 series hole.
New York scratched out a 2-1 win in overtime, with Barclay Goodrow notching his 2nd game-winning goal of the playoffs. The Rangers avoided' losing the first 2 games at home, as only the 1945 Detroit Red Wings have come back to win a conference final series after losing the 1st 2 at home.