The New York Rangers host the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday. The Rangers, who won the President's Trophy this season, are coming off of an intense six-game second round where the Carolina Hurricanes almost erased a 3-0 deficit to push a Game 7. The Panthers are coming off of their own six-game series which ended with them knocking the Boston Bruins out of the Stanley Cup playoffs a second year in a row.
Opening faceoff at Madison Square Garden is set for 8 p.m. ET. Florida is a -113 favorite (risk $113 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Rangers vs. Panthers odds from SportsLine consensus while New York is a -108 underdog. The over/under for total goals scored is 5.5 and Florida is a -1.5 (+226) 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 are on a volatile team seeking revenge after losing in the Stanley Cup Final last year. They are capable of scoring a lot of goals, as they put up six in back-to-back games against Boston in the last round. Florida is also a very physical team that imposes their size and strength in order to take away room out on the ice. Their defense, led by players like Brandon Montour and Aaron Eklad, can register points as easily as they can lay down a massive check.
The model also knows that New York has tools of their own, including one of the best goaltenders in the league this season. Igor Shesterkin tops Sergei Bobrovsky with a .923 save percentage through 10 postseason games while also making 45-plus saves in back-to-back games last round. The Blueshirts are also capable of rising to the occasion in high-pressure situations, like when they won back-to-back overtime tilts against the Bruins in Round 2.
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