Philadelphia at New York

This is a strong regional rivalry as Philadelphia makes the short trip into New York to take on the Rangers. The Rangers were above water and had a positive outlook going forward, but over the last five games, this team has really struggled, losing four times. The cause for concern is they allowed 18 goals in those four losses. Philadelphia has been hot on the attack, producing 17 goals over its last four, so the Rangers and their suddenly weak defensive effort will be severely challenged in this one. Recent history shows that the Flyers are dominating this series, having gone 11-2 over the last 13 meetings. The problem is they are not just winning, they are cruising to victory having out-scored the Rangers 50-28 in the 13 games. Make the play on Philadelphia.