Vancouver at New York

This is a long road trip for a bad Vancouver offense, dead last in the NHL in scoring with just 1.6 goals per game. Throw in the #28 ranked power play and this offense is stinking it up, tallying five goals the last six games. Vancouver has scored fewer than three goals in 10 of its 13 games. Vancouver is 41-20-14 UNDER the total when playing the fourth game of a four-in-six days situation. The offense won't improve against a New York Rangers defense that is fourth in the league in goals allowed, and Vancouver is 12-4-5 UNDER when their opponent tallies five goals or more in their previous game. New York is off a 5-2 rout of Winnipeg, and 8-2-3 UNDER the total against a team with a winning percentage below .400. This shapes up as a slow-paced game so don't look for a lot of scoring -- especially from the visitors. Play this one to stay UNDER the total.