Calgary Flames vs New York Rangers

Calgary has a winning record both home and away. They've won four in a row, including a victory at Boston, 4-1, as a +160 underdog, and a 5-3 win at New Jersey as a dog. Calgary is 7-1 when playing five or fewer games in 14 days. The defense is 13th in the NHL in goals given up and in save percentage (.905). New York is 8-11 at home when working with two days of rest, plus 8-11 after scoring four goals or more in the last contest. Play Calgary. 

New York goes for two in a row after defeating Seattle 4-1 on Saturday and Jonathan Quick stopped 18 of 19 shots for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin is expected back in net tonight with a 2-2-0 record and 3.14 GAA this season. Calgary has lost four of five, including by a 6-2 score to Detroit on Sunday when Dan Vladar allowed all six goals. Jacob Markstrom is probable for this game and he is 1-2-1 with a 2.75 GAA and .905 save percentage. The Flames have scored just 11 goals their past five games and the favorite has won 11 of the past 15 meetings. New York has won 16 of 21 against Western Conference opponents and nine of its past 10 versus the Pacific Division. Also, the Rangers have won 14 of 20 versus an opponent that allowed at least five goals its previous games. Make it a Max Play on the Rangers.

New York is on a roll winning seven consecutive games after defeating Edmonton 5-4 in a shootout victory on Friday night. The Rangers fought back from 3-0 and 4-1 deficits in the first period and Chris Kreider scored twice. Jaroslav Halak is probable in net for the Rangers and they have won his last seven starts and he has a 2.62 goals-against average and .907 save percentage on the season. Calgary has lost four of five after a 5-2 defeat by Detroit two nights ago. The Rangers have won the only meeting this season 5-4 in overtime on Feb. 6 and they are 42-17 their past 59 games versus teams with losing records and 22-8 overall versus the Western Conference. The Flames have lost five of seven after allowing at least five goals their previous game. Take the Rangers.

Should be a good game at the Garden tonight as Calgary comes to the Big Apple to take on a very solid Rangers team. Calgary went into the break without any of their last 4 failing to get to the total, and were winners in 3 of the 4 contests. The Rangers broke out of a scoring drought that saw them produce just 14 goals over a 7-game stretch but headed into the break having an average of 4 goals per contest over their last 3. These teams have a recent history of higher-scoring games as each of the last 4 meetings has produced 6 or more combined goals. I look for that to continuing tonight. Make the play OVER the total.