PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* TOTAL DOMINATION >> **5-0 SWEEP Friday**
(NHL) Colorado vs. NY Rangers,
Total: 5.50 | -120.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 5.50 | -120.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: The NHL's worst team, the 15-34-2 Colorado Avalanche come to Madison Square Garden to take on the 35-8-1 Rangers on Saturday night. The game holds little intrigue but New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist has a chance to reach a major milestone, as with a win, he would become just the 12th goaltender in league history to register 400 career victories.
Colorado: Saturday's contest is the start of a five-game road trip for the Avalanche. In what's become a 'nightmare' of a season, the Avs actually own more road victories (eight) than home wins (seven) this season. Colorado's 32 points are nine fewer than the league's second-worst team (Arizona Coyotes have 41 points) and the team's goal differential is minus-68, with Arizona again second-worst at minus-46. To add insult to injury, the team's No. 1 goalie, Semyon Varlamov, was recently shut down for the remainder of the season following hip surgery.
NY Rangers: The Rangers are having a solid season, as the league's second-highest scoring team (3.40 GPG) but their 71 points still leave them in just 4th place in the top-heavy Metropolitan Division. The Rangers come into this contest on a four-game winning streak (have won even of their last nine) and just have to avoid taking the Avalanche lightly. With Lundqvist on the verge of making history, that shouldn't be a problem.
The pick: The price is expectedyt sky-high but with New York averaging 3.41 GPG at home (Colorado allows an average of 3.29 GPG on the road), the over makes sense. Also note that the Rangers have allowed opponents to average 2.90 GPG at MSG, hardly an impressive number. That makes the Over a 10* play in this one.
Colorado: Saturday's contest is the start of a five-game road trip for the Avalanche. In what's become a 'nightmare' of a season, the Avs actually own more road victories (eight) than home wins (seven) this season. Colorado's 32 points are nine fewer than the league's second-worst team (Arizona Coyotes have 41 points) and the team's goal differential is minus-68, with Arizona again second-worst at minus-46. To add insult to injury, the team's No. 1 goalie, Semyon Varlamov, was recently shut down for the remainder of the season following hip surgery.
NY Rangers: The Rangers are having a solid season, as the league's second-highest scoring team (3.40 GPG) but their 71 points still leave them in just 4th place in the top-heavy Metropolitan Division. The Rangers come into this contest on a four-game winning streak (have won even of their last nine) and just have to avoid taking the Avalanche lightly. With Lundqvist on the verge of making history, that shouldn't be a problem.
The pick: The price is expectedyt sky-high but with New York averaging 3.41 GPG at home (Colorado allows an average of 3.29 GPG on the road), the over makes sense. Also note that the Rangers have allowed opponents to average 2.90 GPG at MSG, hardly an impressive number. That makes the Over a 10* play in this one.