Wednesday is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a loaded slate of thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. The game that sticks out is an Original Six matchup between the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers. For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 30-24 record on our last 54 picks and our 15-8 record on our last 22 moneyline picks.
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Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Best Bets:
The Bruins have disappointed all season long with a 21-34 record against the spread, which is the third-worst record in the NHL. They have been one of the most unreliable teams this season and they square off against another brutal betting team in the Rangers, who are 21-31 against the spread. Both teams haven’t been the greatest for fans looking to get in on the action but lately things have been picking up.
The Rangers bounce back is widely known after they acquired superstar forward J.T. Miller and have an 8-3-3 record in their last 14 games. Boston has also started to turn things are more subtlety with a 7-3-1 record over their last 11 games. It should make for a compelling matchup with the Rangers holding a slight advantage with home ice and have confidence as they’ve beat the Bruins in four of their last five matchups.
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New York will start star goaltender Igor Shesterkin, which may bold well for the Bruins as the Russian netminder has gone ice cold lately with an 0-3-0 record and 14 goals allowed in his last three starts. This should give Boston an opening as they can catch a slumping goalie and score enough goals to at minimum cover the puck line.
The Rangers should also take advantage of a week goalie in this spot as Joonas Korpisalo is expected to start for the Bruins. The 30-year-old Finnish goaltender has experienced a rollercoaster ride of a season with his most recent start seeing him allow five goals in a loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Both goalies should get exploited in this spot and get this game far past the over.
New York’s J.T. Miller should help get his new team on the board as he’s been jelling well with the Rangers. He recorded a pair of goals in his first game with the Rangers against Boston and tallied on a pair of assists in his second game.
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