New York at St. Louis

New York has won two straight after defeating Tampa Bay 6-3 on Wednesday night as Chris Kreider and Tyler Motte each scored twice and Igor Shesterkin had 28 saves. The Rangers have won nine of their past 12 games as they try to overtake New Jersey for second place in the Metropolitan Division with four games left in the season. Jaroslav Halak is probable in net in this back-to-back situation and he is 10-8-4 with a 2.68 goals-against average and .906 save percentage in 2022-23. St. Louis has split its past six games, but comes off a 4-2 win over Philadelphia. New York is 8-1 after scoring at least five goals its previous game and the Rangers have won 19 of 26 versus the Western Conference. The Blues have lost eight of 11 at home and 19 of 26 overall against teams with winning records. Take the Rangers - Max Play