Bruins Playing Better After Coaching Change
The Boston Bruins have clawed their way back into playoff position in the Eastern Conference. But they face a roadblock this Thursday night when they host the New York Rangers, one of four very strong teams in the Metropolitan Division. NBCSN has the coverage starting at 7 PM ET.
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Boston’s fortunes have improved since they fired head coach Claude Julien three weeks ago. The Bruins won six of their first seven games with Bruce Cassidy taking over on an interim basis, putting them in third place in the Atlantic Division following Monday’s action. However, the Rangers are also on a hot streak, and they’d be in first place if they were in the Atlantic.
The NHL’s trade deadline is Wednesday at 3 PM ET, so there could be some major personnel changes on both sides of this matchup. Meanwhile, reports at press time say the Rangers have traded two draft picks to the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman Brendan Smith, a solid role player who blocks shots and handles the puck well. The projected starters for Thursday are the usual No. 1 netminders: Tuukka Rask (.912 save percentage) for Boston, and Henrik Lundqvist (.912 SV%) for New York.
Betting Odds Trends
| New York Rangers | ||
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| NY Rangers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games | ||
| NY Rangers is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers’s last 6 games | ||
| NY Rangers is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games on the road | ||
| NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Rangers’s last 13 games on the road | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers’s last 6 games on the road | ||
| NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston | ||
| NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers’s last 6 games when playing Boston | ||
| NY Rangers is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston | ||
Boston Bruins |
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| Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games | ||
| Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston’s last 14 games | ||
| Boston is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games at home | ||
| Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 7 games at home | ||
| Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers | ||
| Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games when playing NY Rangers | ||
| Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Rangers | ||
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