Monday NHL Opening Odds
The Spread) – As the current eighth and last seed in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers cannot afford many slipups over this next week if they hope to hold onto the spot and that includes Monday night with a contest against the Boston Bruins on Versus.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the host New York Rangers a -120 favorite and the over-under is set at 5. New York is currently 42-32-5 and 18-16-4 at home for a total of 89 points. Boston is 44-23-11 overall and 24-10-5 on the road. Play is set to begin at 7:30PM EST.
According to the latest NHL trends, the New York Rangers are 7-4 against the spread versus Boston over the last three seasons. Six of seven games in this series have gone under the total in the last three seasons. The Rangers are 7-13 ATS in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Brandon Dubinsky leads the Rangers with 23 goals and 29 assists, while Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux has totaled 25 goals and 49 assists.
The only other contest on the NHL schedule Monday is in San Jose where the Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings at 10:00PM EST. San Jose is a -170 favorite and the over-under is 5.
NHL Hockey Opening Lines & Over/Under Totals
51 Boston Bruins +100 (5)
52 New York Rangers -120
53 Los Angeles Kings +150 (5)
54 San Jose Sharks -170
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