The main event on a light Monday in the National Hockey League is the battle between the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Below you will find an overlay to consider from tonight’s game in New York available at PointsBet.
For those unfamiliar with the term “overlay,” it simply refers to odds that are higher than an outcome’s true probability.
For example, if an outcome has a 50% chance of happening, the correlating odds would be +100.
If the odds offered on that specific event are +150, or an implied probability of 40%, then the price would represent an overlay.
FLORIDA PANTHERS at NEW YORK RANGERS (Panthers -1.5, -110 ML, OU 5.5)
The Florida Panthers have been a dynamo this season, taking points in all eleven of their games played, with their only loss coming in a shootout in Boston against the Bruins nine days ago.
Following a 5-2 thrashing of the Carolina Hurricanes in Florida on Saturday, the Panthers head to New York to take on a Rangers team that returns home to Madison Square Garden following a four-game west coast road trip that saw them go 1-3.
A major concern for the Rangers entering tonight’s game against the Panthers centers around the number of chances they have allowed this season.
New York has allowed the fifth-most shots against in the entire National Hockey League (395), and against a team like Florida who is currently second in the league in goals scored per game (4.18), the Rangers’ goaltender – whether it be Igor Shesterkin or Alexandar Georgiev – seems likely to have their work cut out for them.
The possible absence of captain Aleksander Barkov from the Panthers’ lineup this evening certainly would hurt their chances, however with Spencer Knight getting the nod in net, there is no reason to believe Florida will not continue their outstanding play.
Based on my projections, the Panthers defeat the Rangers in New York 58.1% of the time, a percentage that translates to odds of -139.
This is in stark contrast to Florida’s current moneyline odds which sit at -110 (implied probability of 52.4%), indicating a playable overlay.
THE PLAYS
Florida Panthers at New York Rangers – Panthers ML (-110)
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