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NHL Free Picks 2008 – Penguins To NYC To Take Decisive Lead

Pittsburgh Penguins (47-27-8) vs. New York Rangers (42-27-13)
Tuesday, April 29th --- Madison Square Garden, NYC --- 7:00pm EST
NHL Betting Line: NYR -150

I’ve been saying all along that the difference between betting on the Rangers and betting on the Penguins is veteran experience. You don’t see the Rangers becoming too worried about their somewhat stunning two-game deficit to the riley Penguins. You just don’t see it in them. The problem is that the “no worries” attitude sometimes translates into stunning losses, like the 6-5, five-goal-from-behind victory the Habs notched over the Rangers in mid-season. So that begs the question: are the Rangers lazy?

With only 2.60 goals per game you might think so. Surely a team with so much offensive depth, two 70+ point getters and the impossible Jaromir Jagr would be able to notch more goals than that. But effort isn’t the problem, as their 31.45 shots points out. It’s their intense focus on defense.

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