The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers meet Tuesday in Game 4 of their best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final, which the Rangers lead 2-1 after back-to-back overtime victories. 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.
After splitting a pair of low-scoring games at Madison Square Garden and the Rangers losing home-ice advantage, they responded with a wild 5-4 victory in overtime Sunday in Game 3 to seize back that home-ice advantage.
C'Alex Wennberg provided the heroics Sunday 5:35 into OT, earning the Rangers their 1st series lead. C Barclay Goodrow remained hot with 2 goals, while LW Alexis Lafreniere joined him in the 2-goal club with a pair of even-strength goals in regulation.
Despite a 5-goal outburst against Panthers G Sergei Bobrovsky, the Rangers were unable to strike for a power-play goal. New York is 0-for-8 on the man advantage in this series, although it does have a shorthanded goal.