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(NHL) Los Angeles vs. NY Rangers,
Money Line: -110.00 NY Rangers (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -110.00 NY Rangers (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The 20-9-3 LA Kings (43 points lead the Pacific Division) saw their eight-game winning streak come to an end with a 5-1 setback in New Jersey on Tuesday, and tonight will visit the 16-12-3 NY Rangers (35 points leave them 5th in the Metropolitan) in the "World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden. " New York lost for the third time in four contests in Wednesday's 3-2 loss at Ottawa. Both teams look to get back on the winning track but the Rangers did sweep the season series in 2016-17.
LA Kings: The Kings were held to 17 shots against the Devils, their lowest total since they had 15 in a 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 13, 2015. Jonathan Quick's six-game winning streak ended with thud on Tuesday, as the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy recipient allowed five goals, marking just the fourth time all season that he permitted more than three in a contest.Jonathan. "We didn't prepare properly, I don't think," defenseman Jake Muzzin said to L.A. Kings Insider. "We're not surprised at teams anymore coming in and we've got to be ready from the start and I think they had the upper hand early and we couldn't settle in and get into it. Couple mistakes in the back of the net and all of the sudden we're down two and then we're down four. So, that's the way it went." Captain Anze Kopitar has team-leading totals in goals (16), assists (22) and points (38), although he was held off the scoresheet versus the Devils, after posting four straight multi-point performances.
NY Rangers: Mats Zuccarello increased his team-leading totals in assists (18) and points (25) by setting up Michael Grabner's club-best 15th goal early in the second period on Wednesday but New York lost 3-2. He has caught his stride with 17 points (five goals, 12 assists, plus-12 rating) in his last 19 games and enters Friday's tilt with optimism. Speaking of Grabner, he set a single-game career high with four points (two goals, two assists) against Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2015.
The pick: Friday will be a special night for Kings forward and ex-Ranger Marian Gaborik, as he plays his 1,000th career game. Gaborik signed with the Rangers as a free agent prior to the 2009-10 season but then won a Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2014, against the Rangers. "To play 1,000 games is a great accomplishment, and to do it and get 800 points I think is a great accomplishment, and to his credit, he's a big part of a championship team," Kings coach John Stevens said of Gaborik, who has 400 goals and as many assists. However, the Rangers have given the Kings trouble as of late, going 7-3-3 over the last 13 meetings. Make the Rangers a 10* play.
LA Kings: The Kings were held to 17 shots against the Devils, their lowest total since they had 15 in a 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 13, 2015. Jonathan Quick's six-game winning streak ended with thud on Tuesday, as the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy recipient allowed five goals, marking just the fourth time all season that he permitted more than three in a contest.Jonathan. "We didn't prepare properly, I don't think," defenseman Jake Muzzin said to L.A. Kings Insider. "We're not surprised at teams anymore coming in and we've got to be ready from the start and I think they had the upper hand early and we couldn't settle in and get into it. Couple mistakes in the back of the net and all of the sudden we're down two and then we're down four. So, that's the way it went." Captain Anze Kopitar has team-leading totals in goals (16), assists (22) and points (38), although he was held off the scoresheet versus the Devils, after posting four straight multi-point performances.
NY Rangers: Mats Zuccarello increased his team-leading totals in assists (18) and points (25) by setting up Michael Grabner's club-best 15th goal early in the second period on Wednesday but New York lost 3-2. He has caught his stride with 17 points (five goals, 12 assists, plus-12 rating) in his last 19 games and enters Friday's tilt with optimism. Speaking of Grabner, he set a single-game career high with four points (two goals, two assists) against Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2015.
The pick: Friday will be a special night for Kings forward and ex-Ranger Marian Gaborik, as he plays his 1,000th career game. Gaborik signed with the Rangers as a free agent prior to the 2009-10 season but then won a Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2014, against the Rangers. "To play 1,000 games is a great accomplishment, and to do it and get 800 points I think is a great accomplishment, and to his credit, he's a big part of a championship team," Kings coach John Stevens said of Gaborik, who has 400 goals and as many assists. However, the Rangers have given the Kings trouble as of late, going 7-3-3 over the last 13 meetings. Make the Rangers a 10* play.
