The set-up: The 38-19-2 New York Rangers will venture into Air Canada Centre Thursday night for "an Original Six" game against the 28-20-1 Toronto Maple Leafs. This has been a one-sided rivalry as of late, with the Rangers going 11-4-1 against the Leafs over the last 16 meetings between the two clubs.

NY Rangers: The Rangers enter on quite a roll, as despite losing a 3-2 shootout at home to the Canadiens in their last outing, New York owns a 7-1-1 mark in its last nine contests. The Rangers were not happy to gain only one point in Tuesday's game against the Canadiens but it's hard to complain too much, as New York has earned at least one point in eight of its past nine games (7-1-1) and 11 of its last 14 contests (10-3-1).

Toronto: The Maple Leafs aren't playing nearly as well as the Rangers, as although they've won two straight, that makes them just a modest 5-3-2 in their last 10. The teams have split two games this season, with each winning on the road. On the season so far, Toronto is 15-10-4 at home, while the Rangers are19-8-0 on the road, tying for tehemost road wins of any team.

The pick: The Rangers are struggling badly on the power play, going 5-for-50 over 17 games going back to Jan. 13. However, goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been excellent with a 1.97 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in his last eight outings (6-1-1) plus is 4-1-2 with a 1.96 GAA in his last seven visits to Toronto. Make the Under a 10* play.