Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Rangers Betting Picks

New York is having a strange season as it has won 12 of 17 on the road and three of 14 at home. The Rangers will look to keep that trend going tonight as they play at Chicago after losing two overtime home games. The Rangers have won eight of 10 meetings with the Blackhawks, who have lost four of their past five home contests, and eight of 10 overall. New York is 19-7 its past 26 Wednesday games and Chicago has lost four of five against teams that scored two or fewer goals their previous game. The Blackhawks have been outscored 13-1 while losing to Los Angeles and Anaheim over the weekend. It was the first time since 1951 that the Blackhawks lost consecutive games by at least six goals. Spencer Knight is likely to start, and he yielded six goals on 32 shots against the Kings. Igor Shesterkin is 12-9-3 with a 2.45 goals-against average for New York, which is 18-13 on the puck line. Take the Rangers on the puck line.

New York has won seven of the past nine meetings, but the Rangers are out to avenge a 2-1 loss to Chicago on Dec. 9. The Rangers have faced a rugged schedule recently with seven of their past nine games on the road. The Blackhawks have the worst record in the NHL and they have lost five of six although they did manage to get a 4-2 victory over Montreal on Friday night. Chicago has lost 14 of 20 against Eastern Conference opponents and it averages only 2.56 goals per game this season. Arvid Soderblom is likely to start for the Blackhawks and they have lost three of his past four starts. Louis Domingue is expected to make his second start of the season for New York due to Igor Shesterkin being placed on injured reserve. Take the Rangers.

The NY Rangers have opened the second half of the season with a pair of wins, and have an easy game at Chicago tonight. THe Blackhawks picked right up where they left off. They closed the first half of the season with four straight losses, and opened the second half with their 5th straight loss. The Rangers off a pair of wins to close the firsr half, they won coming out of the break to make it three straight in the win column. The Rangers have had the Blackhawk's number, as they have won six of the last seven meetings. New York has played well here as they have won the last three. Make the play on the NY Rangers.