The New York Rangers look to take a 3-1 series lead as they face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Rangers-Panthers Game 4 prediction and pick.
After winning game one of the series, the Panthers have struggled some in the next two games. It was a Matthew Tkachuk goal in the first that gave the Panthers the lead, and they would add two more in the third as the Panthers won 3-0. Game two of the series saw Vincent Trocheck score in the first period, but Carter Verhaeghe tied it up in the first. The second and third periods would be scoreless, but Barclay Goodrow would win the game late in the first overtime. Game three would also see overtime. The Panthers got on the board first with a power play goal from Sam Reinhart. Then, Alexis Lafreniere and Barclay Goodrow would both score within 30- seconds of each other to take the lead. Reinhart would tie the game though. In the second, Lafreniere and Goodrow both score to make it 4-2. In the third, Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling scored to tie the game. This would lead to overtime, where Alex Wennberg would win the game for the Rangers.
Here are the NHL Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds: Rangers-Panthers Game 4 Odds
New York Rangers: +1.5 (-188)
Moneyline: +146
Florida Panthers: -1.5 (+155)
Moneyline: -176
Over: 5.5 (+102)
Under: 5.5 (-124)
How to Watch Rangers vs. Panthers Game 4
Time: 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT
TV: ESPN
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Rangers Will Cover The Spread/Win
Mika Zibanejad is having an amazing playoff season. He has scored three times with 11 assists so far in the playoffs. Zibanejad had 26 goals and 46 assists during the regular season. He was also solid on the power play, with 12 goals and 19 assists. He has struggled some in this series, going without a point. Vincent Trocheck is also playing well. He has seven goals this year in the playoffs, with 11 assists, good for 19 points. In this series, he has a goal and three assists. He scored 25 times and had 52 assists. Further, he had 11 goals and 13 assists on the power play.
Artemi Panarin has been solid in the playoffs. He has four goals and eight assists so far in the playoffs. Panarin led the team with 49 goals, 71 assists, and a total of 20 points. Still, Panarin has just one point in the series so far. Chris Kreider is also having a good playoff season, with seven goals and three assists. Krieder was third on the team in points this year with 39 goals and 36 assists. Further, Alexis Lafreniere now has six goals and six assists in the playoffs so far. He has two goals so far in the series.
Igor Shesterkin has been solid this year in the playoffs. He has a .925 save percentage and a 2.33 goals-against average in his 11 games. He has been solid in this series for the most part. In the first two games, he allowed just three goals on 53 shots. Last time out was not his best. He allowed four goals on 37 shots in the overtime win.
Why The Panthers Will Cover The Spread/Win
Matthew Tkachuk has been solid in this series, with a goal and three assists. Tkachuk had 26 goals and 62 assists in the regular season, good for second on the team in points. He has five goals and 13 assists in the playoffs, leading the team in points. Sam Reinhart has also been solid in the playoffs. Reinhart led the team with 57 goals in the regular season and also had 37 assists, good for 94 total points. Reinhart now has seven goals and four assists in the playoffs. He also has a goal and an assist on the power play. Reinhart has two goals in the series so far.
Meanwhile, Carter Verhaeghe is leading the team in goals in the playoffs. He has eight goals and eight assists so far in the playoffs. In the regular season, he was second on the team in goals and fourth in points. He had 34 goals and 38 assists in the regular season. So far in this series, he has two goals and three assists. Aleksander Barkov is also playing well. He has six goals and nine assists in the playoffs so far. In the regular season, he was third on the team in points with 23 goals and 57 assists. Barkov has a goal and an assist so far in the playoffs.
Sergei Bobrovsky has been solid in the playoffs. He has a .903 save percentage with a 2.31 goals-against average so far in the playoffs. After a shutout in game one of the series, and a solid game two, the last time out was a disaster. Bobrovsky gave up five goals on just 23 shots in the overtime loss. It was his worst performance of the playoffs so far.
Final Rangers-Panthers Prediction & Pick
Sergei Bobrovsky just had his worst game in the playoffs so far. Still, in the playoffs, Bobrovsky has bounced back from bad performances with ease. He should be doing that again in game four of the series. It has been a tight series so far, and will continue to be so, but, with the expectation that Bobrovsky bounces back, take the Panthers in this one.
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Final Rangers-Panthers Prediction & Pick: Panthers ML (-176)
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