T.M. Selection: Rangers +1.5.

I like the New York Rangers on the puckline against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. The Rangers are 3 games into their season already and they just got their 1st win of the new season against the Canadiens on Saturday night. They won that game 3-1 and in their game before that one against the Stars they ended up losing but took that game to OT. After losing a bad game 5-1 in their opening game, they have bounced back nicely and have started to improve more and more in each game. The Leafs have won 2 of their games already but they were playing the Canadiens and the Senators, not the best teams in the league. They also lost 1 of those game against the Senators. Auston Matthews is supposed to make his season debut in this game coming back from an injury but that just means that the lines they have been playing with will have to be shuffled to fit him in his spot and it will still be his first game of the season and first time playing in a game with his teammates in a few months. I think the chemistry for the Leafs will be off in this game and I like the Rangers to take advantage of that here keeping this one close even if they don't win. I like the Rangers on the puckline +1.5.

T.M. Prediction: 3-2 Leafs.