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New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers
The New York Islanders and the New York Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -164-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Rangers were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at +173 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Canadiens at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at -230 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 37-27-15 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 9 games
New York:
Team record: 53-23-4 SU
NY Rangers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Rangers's last 15 games
Next up:
New York at New Jersey Monday, April 15
New York home to Ottawa Monday, April 15