10:07 pm
November 6

Rangers @ Flames

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Rangers (6-2-3)

@ Calgary Flames (6-1-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Igor Shesterkin (NYR): Confirmed

Jacob Markstrom (CGY): Expected

 

Current odds:

New York Rangers: (+135)

Calgary Flames: (-155)

 

• Calgary heads into the second meeting between the teams 6-0-3 in its past nine games since starting the season with a 5-2 loss at Edmonton. The Flames scored 25 goals in a six-game winning streak that featured five road wins, including a 5-1 romp in New York on Oct. 25. Since last Saturday’s 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, they have settled for overtime losses to the Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars.

• On Tuesday, the Flames faced a one-goal deficit through the first 20 minutes, tied it early in the third before taking a 3-2 loss to Nashville. Two nights later, the Flames trailed by one goal after the opening 20 minutes, fell behind early in the third, tied the game late in regulation and took a 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars. Nikita Zadorov scored the tying goal after being a healthy scratch for the previous five games, but the rest of the game hardly thrilled Calgary coach Darryl Sutter.

• New York is hoping to avoid talking about a loss or salvaging a point for a third straight game. The Rangers pushed their road winning streak to five games when they opened their second four-game trip with Sunday’s 3-1 victory over the expansion Seattle Kraken but are coming off two highly frustrating outcomes. On Tuesday, the Rangers had a two-goal lead, but lost the lead in the opening 5:19 of the third period before taking a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks. On Friday, New York blew a three-goal lead, regained a one-goal lead and then took a 6-5 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

• Alexandar Georgiev was in goal Friday, but Igor Shesterkin will likely draw the start. Shesterkin helped the Rangers get a point Tuesday with 13 of his 33 saves on six Vancouver power plays and is 5-1-2 with a 1.85 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage through his first eight games, with the one regulation loss coming against Calgary.

5/10
Confidence
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Calgary Flames
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