New York at New York

Now here's another hot team - the Islanders. Well, at least hot for them. With a win, they get their longest winning streak of the season. Problem is, it would only be four games. They haven't managed more than three in a row all season. These teams have split the four earlier games this season and I like the Rangers to bring the Islanders back down to earth. See, the Islanders are coming of a win and they are just 27% after a win (6-16) this season including 0-5 if that win was at home and they are at home again. They simply can't put back-to-back performances together. And, they are 0-8 at home this season facing a team that beat them earlier. The Rangers are 30-23 while the Islanders are just 23-28. The Rangers are 8-2 vs. their cross-town rival over the past three seasons and 12-8 vs. division rivals, winning by 1.1 goals on average. The Islanders are just 7-8 in-division losing by an average of 0.7 goals per game. I could go on and on about the stats but most favore the Rangers. Road favorites off a game allowing 1 goal or less now facing an opponent after 2 straight games where both teams scored 3 goals or more are 34-8 (81%) since 1996. And, winning road favorites at -100 to -150 after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games are 23-7 (77%) in the second half of the season over the last 5 seasons when facing a losing team. Love the Rangers here at the low price for five stars.