The Rangers have a massive opportunity ahead of them.
Winners of two straight overtime games, the Blueshirts can take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers with a victory Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.
The betting market is skeptical of the Rangers’ chances Tuesday — +142 at DraftKings — but that is nothing new to this team.
The Rangers are 3-1 in playoff games in which they’ve closed +130 or longer.
While it does make sense that the betting market is taking a stand with the Panthers — especially after the Rangers were outplayed in Game 3, but stole the win — it also offers opportunity for punters looking to back a side that is built to win in those situations.
The Rangers are now 4-0 in overtime and 6-1 in one-goal games in the postseason. That may seem unsustainable for most teams, but the Blueshirts are not most teams.
They have all-world goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who can stand up to a barrage, and they’ve got a roster full of game-breakers who can provide a moment of magic to nick them a win.
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That formula has proven to work for the Blueshirts, no matter what the betting market says.
The Panthers were terrific in Game 3, but they made too many mistakes against a team that feasts on them.
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While there’s no guarantee Game 4 will play out in a similar fashion, feel pretty confident that the Blueshirts will hang around even if the ice is tilted against them all night.
THE PLAY: Rangers +135 or better