New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/28/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Rangers +142, Panthers -170; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Rangers +140, Panthers -170; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Rangers +140, Panthers -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

New York Rangers:  55-23-4 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

Florida Panthers:  52-24-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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New York Rangers:  7-3-0 last 10

Florida Panthers:  6-2-2 last 10

The Rangers are entering this game with 114 points, a 55-23-4 record overall, and they were 25-12-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-4 in overtime. Barclay Goodrow and Alexis Lafrenière each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Alex Wennberg scored 1 goal for them in that game. Vincent Trocheck, Ryan Lindgren, and Jacob Trouba each led the team in assists with 2 while Alexis Lafrenière led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 37 shots with 33 saves and a .892 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 282 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they were 26-13-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Rangers in their last game, losing that one at home 5-4 in OT. Sam Reinhart led the team in goals scored with 2 while Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling scored 1 goal for them in that game. Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe each led the team in assists with 2 while Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe each led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 23 shots with 18 saves and a .783 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 268 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 200 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Rangers in the Metropolitan Division and the 1st seeded Panthers in the Atlantic Division for the Eastern Conference Finals of the NHL playoffs. The Rangers have a 2-1 series lead after winning game 3 of this series on the road. The Rangers lost game 1 on home ice but now they have flipped the home advantage back to their side with a road win in game 3, and they have the momentum on their side with 2 wins in a row. The Rangers broke out offensively in game 3 with 5 goals scored in their win, but both of their wins in this series also came in OT as these have been some really tight games. The Panthers have also looked great on their home ice this season and now that they are down 2-1 in the series, they are going to bring their best effort here to even things up going back to New York. There really hasn't been much to separate these two as both of the wins for the Rangers were in overtime and even in the last game, the Panthers kept storming back every time the Rangers took a lead so they won't be able to hang onto any lead they get here. The Panthers will bring their best effort in this game to even up the series and they are due for a bounce back here at home after 2 really tight losses in OT. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Rangers Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Rangers 2.

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New York Rangers: 20-10 (+8.8 units) on the moneyline off a road win by 1 goal. 50-27 (+12.2 units) on the moneyline after allowing 4 goals or more. 64-43 (+13 units) on the moneyline after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 27-18 UNDER as a # 1 seed in the playoffs. 20-11 UNDER after winning their previous game in overtime. 

Florida Panthers: 54-50 (-13.8 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 26-23 (-10.8 units) on the moneyline off a home loss. 26-22 (-9.8 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored. 22-14 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 10-5 UNDER off a home loss. 9-3 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive losses.

New York Rangers:  J. Vesey (LW) Ques Tues - Upper Body. B. Wheeler (RW) out for season - Lower Body.

Florida Panthers:  None.

“This is a team. It doesn't matter who's the hero. It doesn't matter who does it, we have everyone fighting for one another. Yeah, maybe I haven't put up the same amount of points, but we're a team. Everything we do we do together." - Alex Wennberg after their win against the Panthers in game 3 of this series on Sunday.

“Sometimes you want to keep the growl. A lot of times in the playoffs, it's making sure that you keep that energy full, that you cut off your losses and let it go. Then there's times you want to keep it and eat it and let it burn for a while and find a different kind of energy source. ... Tonight, you should be a little growly.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s loss against the Rangers in game 3 of this series on Sunday.

LW Panarin, Artemi

C Trocheck, Vincent

RW Lafrenière, Alexis

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

LW Tarasenko, Vladimir

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

Points: A. Panarin (120)

Goals: A. Panarin (49)

Assists: A. Panarin (71)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.58)

Points: S. Reinhart (94)

Goals: S. Reinhart (57)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (62)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.03)

Coaches:

New York Rangers: Peter Laviolette (1st season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)