The New York Rangers host the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the 2024 NHL Eastern Conference Final on Thursday. The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2 after the Panthers forward Sam Reinhart scored the game-winning goal for a 3-2 win in overtime on Tuesday. Each of the last three games in this series have been decided by an overtime goal.
Opening faceoff at Madison Square Garden is set for 8 p.m. ET. Florida is a -122 favorite (risk $122 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Rangers vs. Panthers odds from SportsLine consensus while New York is a +102 underdog. The over/under for total goals scored is 5.5 and Florida is a -1.5 (+217) favorite on the puck line. (See the latest lines for every game on our NHL odds page).
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The model knows the Panthers top scorers are coming through at the right time. Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe are leading the way in this tight series, and they got a boost in Game 4 when Sam Bennett opened up scoring. Their special teams are also clicking when they need it most, and Florida scored twice on the power play on Tuesday night.
The model also knows that the Rangers have hot forwards of their own that are determined to not be shutout by Sergei Bobrovsky like they were in Game 1. However, the big key for New York will be to give Igor Shesterkin as much of a cushion as possible. The netminder faced 40 shots on Tuesday and his workload isn't going to get any lighter as New York shoots to take back the series lead.
Now, the model has set its sights on Rangers vs. Panthers. We can tell you it's leaning Over on the goal total, but it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NHL picks of your own.
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