This is a 5* BIG-CHALK CHOKE-OUT on the New York Rangers.

I think the home side is worth the price of admission in this spot. Calgary owns the league's second-worst mark against the East, which doesn't bode well for the team about to embark on a season-high, seven-game road trip. The home side trails the Islanders by just two points in the Metropolitan Division with three games in hand thanks to a 9-1-2 stretch: "We're two points out of first place in our (division), a very tough conference so we'll take it a day at a time and we're going to focus on Calgary first," coach Alain Vigneault said. New York will look to take advantage of a Flames team whose 8-12-2 mark vs. the East give them a winning percentage better than only NHL-worst Buffalo. And note that Calgary has struggled in this spot all year for bettors, just 7-9 (-1.8 units) after playing three consecutive home games, while New York is interestingly 16-8 (+6.1 units) after scoring four goals or more in its previous contest. Play on the RANGERS.

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