The set-up: The 23-19-6 Philadelphia Flyers are in Madison Square Garden tonight to take on the 31-16-1 NY Rangers. New York's 63 points are the fifth-most in the Eastern Conference but unfortunately for the Rangers, that point total is only good enough for fourth-place in the highly competitive Metropolitan Division (the Flyers' 52 points leave them well behind the Rangers).

Philadelphia; Captain Claude Giroux halted a 12-game goalless drought by delivering the game-winner in OT against the Islanders on Sunday, ending the team's nine-game road skid (0-7-2). "I think we were searching for a big win, and hopefully that was a win to get us over the hump," Giroux said. Wayne Simmonds also scored for only the second time in 11 games, his team-leading 19th tally, lifting Philadelphia to just its fourth win in 16 games since rattling off 10 straight victories.

NY Rangers: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has emerged from an ugly slump to spark a turnaround for New York, which looks to make it four wins in a row in tonight's contest. Lundqvist allowed16 goals in three appearances during a five-day span but he has bounced back by permitting four goals during a three-start winning streak, including a 1-0 overtime shutout of Detroit. "He's our most important player. We didn't give him good enough help for a stretch there," forward Mats Zuccarello said of Lindqvist. He's, in my opinion, the best goalie in the world."

The pick: The Rangers have already won twice at Philadelphia this season, extending their winning streak to five games in the series. In fact, Madison Square Garden has been a house of horrors for the Flyers, who have won only once in their last 12 visits to New York. Lundqvist has dominated the Flyers with a 33-13-4 record and four shutouts in his career but the Rangers are the second-highest scoring team in the league and average almost 3 1/2 goals per game at home (3.46), while allowing almost three per game (2.88). The Over is an 8* play.