The NY Rangers continue to struggle after dropping two straight and winning one out of their last eight games, while the St.Louis Blues are winners of five of their last ten games. The St.Louis Blues (23-25-2-5) host the NY Rangers (30-21-2-4) for some hard hitting NHL action. NHL oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Blues as -125 moneyline favs over the Rangers with the over/under set at 5 ½ points. Get your St.Louis Blues vs NY Rangers NHL Prediction in now at Sportsbook.com
The Rangers lost to the Flyers 2-5 at home Sunday. Their only scorers on the day were Lauri Korpikoski and Nikolai Zherdev. They outshot the Flyers 37-20 and won double the amount of faceoff wins than the Flyers, but still couldn’t produce goals. In fact the Rangers have been outscored 13-33 in their last 10 games. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been a sieve lately, he’s current record is 25-17-5 with a 2.57 GAA and a .912 SVPCT. But, in his last 10 starts he’s fallen to a 3.00 GAA. Their backup goalie Stephen Valiquette isn’t fairing much better with three wins in 10 starts for a 3.90 GAA. The Rangers are 0-5 SU in their last five road games where they’ve averaged 1.00 GAG and given up an average 4.40 GAG. The Rangers rank 30th in goals with one of the worst power plays, but strangley they are the second best team on the penalty kill. They are 20-33 over/under and 10-16 over/under on the road.
The Blues got a big win over Chicago 1-0 at home thanks to a late lone goal from Brad Boyes. The Blues are 14-11-2-2 at home where they average 3.03 GAG and give up an average 2.76 GAG. In their last five home games they are 3-2 SU where they’ve averaged 2.80 GAG and given up an average 1.80 GAG. Goalie Chris Mason is 9-15-4 with a 2.55 GAA and a .916 SVPCT. Backup goalie Manny Legace is struggling with a 13-9-2 record and a .885 SVPCT, he hasn’t started since Feb 2. The Blues have the sixth best power play in the league along with the tenth best penalty kill. The Blues are 33-21 over/under and 17-12 over/under at home.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in St. Louis.
- Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
- Road team is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings.
- Rangers are 0-4 in their last 4 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Rangers are 0-6 in their last 6 road games.
- Rangers are 0-4 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
St.Louis Blues vs NY Rangers NHL Prediction
When: Mon, Feb 16, 2009 7:00 PM ET
Line: Sportsbook.com
Pick: Blues -125
Point-Spreads.com St.Louis Blues vs NY Rangers NHL Prediction
The Bottom Line: The Rangers are falling by the wayside fast. They aren’t getting any goaltending and they have stopped producing goals, while the Blues carry on their way. Go Blues! Get your St.Louis Blues vs NY Rangers NHL Prediction in now at Sportsbook.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!
