The Rangers were able to use their home ice advantage to win another 7 game series and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night. Now just two days later they are already beginning the series against the New Jersey Devils, who had a much longer rest after dismissing the Flyers in 5 games. I was on the Capitals in game 7 so my NHL Playoffs record now sits at (24-24) for +2.12 units.
New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers
The Devils are only slight underdogs heading into this game likely because they are well rested following the Flyers series, they looked very good in that series and they were a solid road team throughout the season (24-15-2). I like the Devils for each of these reasons, but also because the Rangers were pushed to the bring again in their second round series. They did bounce back nicely and win game 1 against the Capitals in round 2, but the way the Devils have been playing (4 game winning streak) I don’t think the Rangers can match their confidence right now. Lundqvist is the wild card for me because I do not expect him to miss a beat, while you never truly know what you are going to get out of Martin Brodeur in the Devils net. That being said I still like the Devils and feel that Kovalchuk, Parise and Elias will be able to find the back of the net enough to win this game and take an early lead in this series.
Play: Devils +115 (5Dimes.com)
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Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: New Jersey Devils betting • New York Rangers betting