Spring Training is underway and nowhere is the spotlight bigger than in the home of the New York Yankees who will have their share of intriguing storylines as we head into the season. A-Rod, CC Sabathia and Carlos Beltran are all examples of aging veterans that could be a huge difference maker for this team – good or bad!
The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens head back to legendary Madison Square Garden in New York as the Eastern Conference Final continues with Game 6 on Thursday night.
The Montreal Canadiens host the New York Rangers on Tuesday evening in the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Final as the series shifts back to the Bell Centre. The Canadiens find themselves on the brink of elimination on their home ice after dropping Game 4 in the series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, 3-2.
The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens will continue the Eastern Conference Final at legendary Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens will head over to New York as the Eastern Conference Final shifts to Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
The Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers will continue the Eastern Conference Final with Game 2 on Monday night.
The Montreal Canadiens host the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon in the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final at the Bell Centre in Quebec. The Canadiens are coming off a big Game 7 win in their semifinal series with the Bruins, while the Rangers beat the Penguins in seven games after beating the Flyers in seven games.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers will decide their second round playoff series on Tuesday night with a winner-take-all Game 7 at the Consol Energy Center. New York has won back-to-back games to force this do-or-die game, winning Game 5 on Sunday night by a score of 3-1.
The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins will make the trip back to Madison Square Garden in New York after the Rangers picked up a victory in a must-win Game 5. The Rangers claimed that game decisively, winning by a score of 5-1 to extend the series.
The Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers shifts back to the Consol Energy Center for Game 5 on Friday. The Penguins have won three in a row in the series, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination.
The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins will continue their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series with Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The Penguins wrestled back home ice advantage with back-to-back wins, but they can now put their foot on the throats of the Rangers with a win in Game 4.
Eastern Conference semifinals Game 4
Pittsburgh Penguins (6-3) at New York Rangers (5-5)
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Venue: Madison Square Garden
City: New York, New York
O/U Odds: 5
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Money Line: Pittsburgh -106, New York -102
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The Penguins don’t get shutout wins often, particularly in the postseason, but that’s been the case in each of their last two outings. The team usually relies on its high-powered offense, but the team didn’t even do much in the way of generating chances in Game 3.
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In that contest, the Rangers actually outshot the Penguins by a wide margin, 35-15, and the Rangers even had a 5-to-1 edge in power plays, but like we saw in some of their games against the Flyers, the Rangers just couldn’t catch any breaks.
Now, having been shut out in back-to-back contests, the Rangers are desperate to find goal-scoring anywhere they can. The team wasn’t shut out in back-to-back contests in the entire regular season, so it seems safe to say they won’t be shut out for a third consecutive game on Wednesday night.
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The last time the team was shut out in back-to-back games, they responded by scoring four goals against Winnipeg, then six against this very Pittsburgh team in back-to-back wins. Derek Stepan scored twice against Winnipeg, while Rick Nash had a goal and a helper. Derick Brassard had a goal and three assists in the win against Pittsburgh, and Brad Richards had a goal and two assists in that game.
Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault would love for any one of those players to step up right about now. Vigneault blasted the schedule-makers after Game 3, and his team will now have to put up, or shut up.
The Rangers need this win in a bad way. The schedule-makers deserve a lot of the blame for the speed bump the team just hit, but now that they’ve had a day off, there won’t be any excuses after this one. Expect an A-effort from the Rangers in this one after back-to-back duds.
Additionally, with goals being hard to come by for the Rangers in their last two games, goaltender Henrik Lundqvist knows he’s going to have to stand on his head in this one if the team has a chance. With competent play from Marc-Andre Fleury at the other end, this game should stay under the number.
The Rangers are 11-2 in their last 13 games played on a Wednesday, and 5-2 in their last seven home games.
The under is 16-6-3 in the Rangers’ last 25 home games, and it is 9-2-6 in their last 17 conference semifinal games.
The play: New York -102, Under 5
The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins will head over to Madison Square Garden as their series shifts to New York for Game 3 on Monday. The Rangers laid an egg in Game 2 on Sunday, and while the schedule played a major factor in their performance, they’ll need to get up for this one on the second night of this back-to-back.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers will face off in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The series begins on Friday at the Consol Energy Center in Pennsylvania on Friday.
A stingy Carolina defensive unit will look to help its team get back on the rails after its eight-game winning streak was snapped by New Orleans last week.
The Pacers have been one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season and they have a good chance to add to their win total facing a Knicks’ team that will be without 2 of their top 3 scorers.
BetUS NBA Basketball Odds: NEW YORK -3, Total 213
Here are some of the NBA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* PHIL has won 15 of its last 23 games SU
* PHIL has lost four of its last five games SU
