New York Rangers meet at home tonight Montreal Canadians like a small favorite.
I guess a competed match because we have 2 good teams.
The Rangers is first of atlantic conference with a correct balance sheet at home of 14/9 what is us 60 % of win.
The Canadians is second northeast conference with a good balance sheet in away of 10/8 what is us 55,55% of win.
But I think that there are 2 keys in this match.My first, there is difference with goalkeepers.
For rangers there is Henrik Lundqvist, he has started all but one of those 23 games, compiling a 2.38 GAA and a .915 save percentage.
Lundqvist, third in the league in wins, is the fifth NHL goalie to start his career with four 20-win seasons.
He could add to that total, as he is 7-3-1 with a 2.76 GAA in 12 career starts versus the Canadiens,
including 4-1-0 with a 1.60 GAA and a .930 save percentage in five home outings.
For The Canadians there is Halak, he is 1-2-0 with a 3.35 GAA in four career starts against the Rangers.
where the Canadiens are 0-3-1 after winning six in a row from Oct. 11, 2002-Oct. 31, 2005.
My second key of match is number of injuries for Canadians (Saku Koivu,Mathieu Dandenault,Carey Price,Alex Tanguay,Christopher Higgins,Georges Laraque ).
The Rangers are no injuries tonight.
New York has outscored Montreal 15-5 in those four victories,including a 4-1 win most recently on Jan. 12, 2008.
Home team is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
Canadiens are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in New York.