Thursday’s NHL play includes the New York Rangers (5-0-1) hosting the Florida Panthers (4-3-1) at Madison Square Garden. The Panthers are underdogs (+136 on the moneyline) against the Rangers (-162) ahead of the game, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Rangers vs. Panthers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-162)
• Underdog: Panthers (+136)
• Over/under: 6

Rangers vs. Panthers Quick Facts

• New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6 goals in four of six games this season.
• In 75.0% of Florida’s previous games this season (6/8), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6 goals.
• Thursday’s total is 2.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 8.2 goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 0.4 more than the 5.6 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

• The Rangers’ 31 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the league.
• New York is ranked third in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having given up 12 in total (just two per game).
• Their +19 goal differential is top in the league.
• New York’s six power-play goals this season (on 19 chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
• The Rangers’ 31.58% power-play conversion rate is sixth-best in the NHL this season.
• New York’s offense has netted one shorthanded goal this season (fourth among all teams).
• The Rangers’ 86.36% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the league.
• The Rangers’ players win 53.4% of their faceoffs to rank sixth in the league.
• New York scores on 14.7% of its shots as a team, ranking fourth in the league.
• The Rangers average 17.2 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

• New York has gone 4-1 as the favorite this season.
• The Rangers have won twice in three games with moneyline odds shorter than -162 this season.
• New York has a 61.8% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.

Rangers Leaders

• Artemi Panarin: six goals and seven assists
• Vincent Trocheck: two goals and five assists
• Adam Fox: seven assists
• Igor Shesterkin: 4-0-1 record, .931 save percentage, 10 goals given up

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

• The Panthers have scored the ninth-most goals (24 goals, three per game) in the league.
• Florida has allowed 29 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 29th.
• Their -5 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• Florida has put up four power-play goals this season (on 21 chances). That ranks 15th in the NHL.
• The Panthers’ power-play conversion rate (19.05%) ranks 18th in the league.
• Florida has scored two shorthanded goals this season (first among all NHL teams).
• The 85.71% penalty-kill percentage the Panthers have registered is the league’s seventh-best rate.
• The Panthers win 46.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• Florida is shooting 10% (20th in the league).
• The Panthers have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 29 hits and 11.3 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

• The Panthers have been an underdog in two games this season, going 1-1.
• Florida has not had a game with bigger moneyline odds than +136.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Panthers have a 42.4% chance to win.

Panthers Leaders

• Sam Reinhart: five goals and seven assists
• Sam Bennett: five goals and three assists
• Anton Lundell: four goals and four assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 3-2-1 record, .875 save percentage, 20 goals given up