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Rogers' 10* NHL Play of the Day >> 5-1 in NHL L3 Days!
(NHL) Montreal vs. NY Rangers,
Total: 5.00 | 127.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 5.00 | 127.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: Both teams are coming off lopsided losses on Saturday, as Montreal lost 6-1 in Washington and New York lost 8-5 in Toronto. The 1-1 Canadiens conclude their season-opening three-game road trip against the New York Rangers here in Madison Square Garden, with the 0-2 Rangers still looking for their first win of the 2017-18 season (lost 4-2 at home Thursday night to Colorado, by far the NHL's worst team last season).
Montreal: Carey Price lasted only 20 minutes last night in Washington, as he surrendered four goals on 14 shots, including three to Alex Ovechkin who finished with four (back-to-back hat tricks to open the season), in Montreal's 6-1 loss. The Canadiens will need to regroup quickly, as Montreal plays six of its first eight games on the road."We had some breakdowns," Canadiens head coach Claude Julien told the Montreal Gazette. "When you spot a team three goals early like that, it's pretty hard to come back in this league. They had a good start and we weren't ready for that. So that's on us. Once that game is 4-0, it's pretty hard the rest of the way. But it was important for us to try and find our game. I thought we were much better in the second period, although the damage was done."
NY Rangers: New York's home loss to the Avalanche was an embarrassment but the team showed plenty of fight last night. The Rangers rallied from a 5-1 deficit to forge a tie, before yielding three goals in the third period. New York has given up 12 goals in losing its first two games of 2017-18, with Henrik Lundqvist being victimized for eight, including five in the opening period on Saturday. New York needs to take advantage of its early season schedule, as the Rangers play nine of their first 11 games of the season at home.
The pick: Montreal and New York were two of the NHL's higher-scoring teams last year but played a low-scoring six-game series in the playoffs (NYR won 4-2). Do not look for a low-scoring game here, as both teams take the ice at Madison Square Garden less than 24 hours after suffering lopsided road losses, as do their struggling goaltenders (Lundqvist: 6.13 GAA & .810 SP and Price: 4.24 GAA & .894 SP). Make the Over a 10* pla
Montreal: Carey Price lasted only 20 minutes last night in Washington, as he surrendered four goals on 14 shots, including three to Alex Ovechkin who finished with four (back-to-back hat tricks to open the season), in Montreal's 6-1 loss. The Canadiens will need to regroup quickly, as Montreal plays six of its first eight games on the road."We had some breakdowns," Canadiens head coach Claude Julien told the Montreal Gazette. "When you spot a team three goals early like that, it's pretty hard to come back in this league. They had a good start and we weren't ready for that. So that's on us. Once that game is 4-0, it's pretty hard the rest of the way. But it was important for us to try and find our game. I thought we were much better in the second period, although the damage was done."
NY Rangers: New York's home loss to the Avalanche was an embarrassment but the team showed plenty of fight last night. The Rangers rallied from a 5-1 deficit to forge a tie, before yielding three goals in the third period. New York has given up 12 goals in losing its first two games of 2017-18, with Henrik Lundqvist being victimized for eight, including five in the opening period on Saturday. New York needs to take advantage of its early season schedule, as the Rangers play nine of their first 11 games of the season at home.
The pick: Montreal and New York were two of the NHL's higher-scoring teams last year but played a low-scoring six-game series in the playoffs (NYR won 4-2). Do not look for a low-scoring game here, as both teams take the ice at Madison Square Garden less than 24 hours after suffering lopsided road losses, as do their struggling goaltenders (Lundqvist: 6.13 GAA & .810 SP and Price: 4.24 GAA & .894 SP). Make the Over a 10* pla
