Game 4 between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers is set for Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The puck is set to drop at 7 p.m. (ET) in this Eastern Conference tilt and the game will be available nationally on NBS Sports Network.
Montreal at New York Game Overview
After losing the series opener 2-0 as a -150 home favorite, Montreal has regained control of this best-of-seven battle with back-to-back victories in the last two games. After beating the Rangers 4-3 in overtime on Friday as -154 favorites at home, the Canadiens took a 2-1 series lead with Sunday’s 3-1 win as -105 underdogs on the road. The total has stayed UNDER a steady five-goal line in two of the first three games.
Left winger Max Pacioretty led Montreal in both goals (35) and total points (67) in the regular season, but Alexander Radulov has been the shining star in this playoff series with two goals and three assists. In Sunday’s key victory on the road to regain the home ice edge in this series, he put the game away for good with a late third-period goal that gave Montreal the commanding 3-0 lead. You can also credit Carey Price for Sunday’s win after stopping 20 of the 21 shots he faced in goal.
New York’s Game 1 shutout is becoming a distant memory following the losses in the past two games. The Rangers closed out the regular season with just three wins in their final 10 games and counting the three games in this series the total has stayed UNDER in five of their last six contests. New York was 21-16-4 on its home ice in the regular season, but going back to a 4-1 loss to Montreal on March 4 as a -143 favorite, it has lost six of its last eight games played at home.
The Rangers were ranked fourth in the NHL this season in scoring with an average of 3.1 goals per game, but they have a total of just six goals through the first three games of this series. Michael Grabner is the only player with multiple points (2) after scoring a goal in both Game 1 and Game 2. Mats Zuccarello’s only point in this series came in Game 2 with a goal after leading the team in scoring in the regular season with 15 goals and 44 assists. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist has started all three games and his save percentage stands at a solid .941.
Montreal at New York Game Betting Trends
- The Canadiens are 10-3 in their last 13 games in the opening round of the playoffs and they are 8-3 in their last 11 games played on a Tuesday. The total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in 17 of their last 21 road games.
- The Rangers are 2-7 in their last nine games against a team with a winning record and they have dropped five of their last six games against a team from the Atlantic Division. The total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in 12 of their last 15 games against the Atlantic.
- Head-to-head in this matchup, the road team is 4-1 in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in 21 of the last 27 games between the two.
