Anaheim is hot, but I want the Rangers going for me in this spot. The Rangers are in circle-the-wagons mode having lost the first two games of their three-game homestand that ends here. Both of those losses occurred in overtime. New York last played on Sunday afternoon, while the Ducks upset the Penguins, 4-2, Monday night.

The Rangers won't play again until Sunday. Expect a maximum effort from them.

Both teams are slated to go with backup goalies. The Ducks, however, are expected to use journeyman Chad Johnson, whose career appears close to finished. He was cut loose by the Blues a week ago.

The Rangers have dominated the Ducks winning seven of the past nine times. New York also is 4-0 the past four times hosting the Ducks.