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Flyers vs Rangers Plugs Prediction NHL Picks 3/26/24

- New York Rangers (47-20-4) vs Philadelphia Flyers (36-27-9)

Today we have a loaded NHL slate and there is a lot of value on the board! I think this game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers has value we can take advantage of! This game is at Madison Square Garden in New York and I'm sure it will be a full house! Let's look at these teams and find a winning prediction for this game!

The New York Rangers rank 4th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (83.58%).
The New York Rangers are one of five teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
The Philadelphia Flyers rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (13.10%).
The Philadelphia Flyers rank 3rd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (84.44%).

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This Philly team has been like most Philly teams throughout their seasons, just very inconsistent and hard to figure out! The Flyers are 36-27-9 this season after they lost to Florida by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Philadelphia was never in that game to begin with. The only thing that I see that went well for The Flyers in their last game was they outshot Florida by a total of 33-15, but they went 1-5 on the power play in that game. Philadelphia defeated Boston by a score of 3-2 in the game prior to the loss to Florida, but lost to Carolina by a score of 3-2 before that. So how do we know what team shows up on a nightly basis! The Flyers are scoring 2.89 goals per game and they are allowing 3.01 goals against per game, while going 13.2% on the power play and 84.4% on the penalty kill. Travis Konecny has led Philadelphia with 30 goals, 31 assists, and 216 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Philadelphia is Samuel Ersson, who is 21-14-0 this year with a 2.67 goals-against average and an .898 save percentage. Do we seriously put trust in this team on the road and hope they show up!?

Ryan Ellis has recorded at least one point in seven of his last eight appearances.
Ryan Ellis has recorded an assist in five of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog.
Sean Couturier ranks T1st in the Metropolitan Division for shootout goals (3) this season.

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The New York Rangers are 47-20-4 this year after they defeated Florida in a shootout by a score of 4-3 in their last game. New York was able to tie the game at three with about three and half minutes left in the third and they picked up the win in the shootout. The Rangers out shot Florida by a total of 37-30 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. New York defeated Boston by a score of 5-2 in the game prior to Florida, but lost to Winnipeg before that. The Rangers are scoring 3.35 goals per game and they are allowing 2.69 goals against per game, while going 25.6% on the power play and 83.6% on the penalty kill. Artemi Panarin has led New York with 43 goals, 56 assists, and 255 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Igor Shesterkin, who is 30-15-2 this season with a 2.60 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. Can they continue their dominance at home!?

Artemi Panarin has scored at least one goal in four of the Rangers' last five games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Adam Fox has recorded an assist in each of the Rangers' last six games.
Vincent Trocheck has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers' last eight night games at Madison Square Garden.
Alexander Wennberg has recorded two assists against the Flyers this season - equal-most against any opponent.

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💎RANGERS IN REG ( 60 Min Line ) -125

New York is a very good team and this time of year we don't fade good teams! Rangers come into this game trying to compete with the Hurricanes for first place in the Metro and now they will be at home, where they are 25-9-0 this season and have a inconsistent . Philadelphia is currently in third place in the Metro, but Washington is only two points behind. The Flyers have played well on the road this year, going 17-12-6 away from home, but they are 0-2 against the Rangers so far this season. New York won the first two meetings by scores of 3-1 and 2-1 and they are playing very well right now. This should be a pretty entertaining game, but New York is the better team. Take the Rangers in the 60 minute line and get this done easy!