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Florida Panthers vs New York Rangers: A battle for the top of the East
The New York Rangers are hosting the Florida Panthers on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
The Panthers lead the East
The Florida Panthers are on top of the Eastern Conference with a 41-16-4 record. They have won the last four games and are coming off a 4-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The Panthers are at the top of the league, allowing 2.36 goals per game, and are ranked second with a 91.9 save percentage. Offensively, they are ranked 12th, scoring 3.28 goals per game. Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers with 72 points for the season and is ranked second in the NHL with 42 goals.
The Rangers are the best home team in the East
The New York Rangers are second in the Eastern Conference with a 40-17-4 record. After ten consecutive wins, the Rangers have lost two of the last three games and are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rangers are fourth with a 91.3 save percentage and 2.71 allowed goals per game. On the other side of the ice, the Rangers are ranked ninth, scoring 3.33 goals per game. Artemi Panarin is fifth in the league with 84 points and tied for seventh place with 35 goals for the season.
Betting Trends
Florida has played under the total goal line in 5 of their last 6 games overall and in 6 of their last 8 games against teams from the Metropolitan Divison. The Rangers played under the total goal line in 5 of their last 6 games overall and in 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the Eastern Conference.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams played excellently in the month of February and are the top two teams in the East at the moment. Even though there will be 20 more games for both of them until the end of the regular season, this game is of high importance in the fight for the top seed in the conference. Both teams are ranked in the top 4 teams in every major defensive category, and given the stakes, this will be a low-scoring game with under 6 goals in total.
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