New York at Washington

A pair of dynamite defensive teams clash in a potential playoff preview. The New York Rangers are third in the NHL in goals allowed, and eighth in penalty killing. They come off a pair of wins, 1-0 at Chicago and 2-1 at the NY Islanders, the latter last night. New York is on a 4-0 run UNDER the total and 5-1 UNDER playing on no rest. They run into a fierce Washington defense ranked sixth in goals allowed. Washington is 12-4 UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference, plus 9-2 UNDER following a win. They just shut down Buffalo in a 6-1 victory. And when these teams meet the UNDER is 15-4-8, including 19-4-3 UNDER the total in Washington. Play this one UNDER.