Blues at Rangers
(NHL) Blues (STL) vs. Rangers (NYR),
Point Spread: -1.50 | 120.00 Rangers (NYR) (Home)
Result: Loss
Usually we like to go with teams that have just made coaching changes but not sure we like the way this has unfolded in St. Louis, which treated coach Drew Bannister rather abruptly as soon as Jim Montgomery became available. Monty of course recently walked the plank in Boston but inherits a team with acute scoring issues (just 2.36 goals pg) as it has been ravaged by injuries...not Bannister's fault. Worse for the Blues, they hit an angry Rangers team off back-to-back losses at the end of their road trip, but did see Artemi Panarin score twice in the loss at Edmonton on Saturday. Edge in goal to NY's Igor Shesterkin as well, especially as the Blues apparently go with Joel Hofer (3.45 GAA, .893 saves) in the nets tonight. Play Rangers on Puck Line