Florida Panthers vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/30/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 30, 2024

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -120, Rangers +100; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -125, Rangers +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -115, Rangers -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Florida Panthers:  52-24-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

New York Rangers:  55-23-4 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

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Florida Panthers:  6-2-2 last 10

New York Rangers:  6-3-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they were 26-11-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the New York Rangers in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2 in overtime. Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, and Carter Verhaeghe each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Aleksander Barkov led the team in assists with 2 while Vladimir Tarasenko led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 23 shots with 21 saves and a .913 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 268 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 200 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Rangers are entering this game with 114 points, a 55-23-4 record overall, and they were 30-11-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2 in OT. Alexis Lafrenière and Vincent Trocheck each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin each led the team in assists with 2 while Mika Zibanejad led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 40 shots with 37 saves and a .925 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 282 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Rangers in the Metropolitan Division and the 1st seeded Panthers in the Atlantic Division for the Eastern Conference Finals of the NHL playoffs. This series is all tied up 2-2 after the Panthers won game 4 of this series on their home ice. The Rangers have been an underdog in all 4 games of this series yet the series is all tied up after 4 games. They find themselves an underdog again in this game, even though they have looked a lot better on home ice this season with their 30-11-0 home record. They have been really good on home ice in the playoffs too and most of the games in this series have been really close, decided by OT, so the value is with the Rangers here as they have the home crowd on their side. The Rangers also won the Presidents' Trophy for finishing the regular season with the most points in the entire NHL so they have the talent to go toe-to-toe with the Panthers in this series as they have done so in every game so far. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game. 

Panthers Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 30, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 2 Panthers 1.

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Florida Panthers: 40-21 (+9.4 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 23-7 (+13.2 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 34-16 (+9.6 units) on the moneyline after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games. 6-3 UNDER in a road game where the total is 5.5. 28-18 UNDER after playing a home game. 35-25 UNDER off a win or tie in their previous game.

New York Rangers: 10-13 (-8.6 units) on the moneyline after losing their previous game in overtime. 25-22 (-4.6 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 9-8 (-2.5 units) on the moneyline off a road loss. 23-11 UNDER when tied in a playoff series. 28-18 UNDER as a # 1 seed in the playoffs. 10-6 UNDER off a road loss.

Florida Panthers:  None.

New York Rangers:  J. Vesey (LW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body. B. Wheeler (RW) out for season - Lower Body.

“I saw him wide open there, and I was pretty confident he was putting that one in. He has an awesome shot and obviously he made no mistake on that one, and it was awesome.” - Carter Verhaeghe after their win against the Rangers in game 4 of this series on Tuesday.

“Overall, not the result we wanted. It’s the best out of three. We go home and try to take care of Game 5.” - Mika Zibanejad after their loss against the Panthers in game 4 of this series on Tuesday.

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Panarin, Artemi

C Trocheck, Vincent

RW Lafrenière, Alexis

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

Points: S. Reinhart (94)

Goals: S. Reinhart (57)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (62)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.03)

Points: A. Panarin (120)

Goals: A. Panarin (49)

Assists: A. Panarin (71)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.58)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)

New York Rangers: Peter Laviolette (1st season)