Hockey Betting – Atlanta at N.Y. Rangers on Versus. The New York Rangers could be in a position to clinch a playoff spot as they host the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday. The Rangers could clinch if Carolina lost last night against Detroit. They will be favored in NHL hockey betting at SBG against an Atlanta team that is just 4-6 in their last ten games.
New York might be playing to clinch a playoff spot on Thursday but regardless, this is a huge game for New York. The Rangers are winning with defense and with the goaltending of Henrik Lundqvist who is likely to make his 25th consecutive start on Thursday.
Thrashers trying to finish at .500
Atlanta is not going to make the playoffs but they could get to .500 for the season if they win out. That has only happened twice in their history so the Thrashers shouldn’t just mail this one in. Atlanta outshot Nashville on Tuesday night but lost 6-3 in NHL hockey betting. The Thrashers are not going to be in the playoffs but they sure do have a hand in who makes it. They are at the Rangers on Thursday and back home against Carolina on Friday. Atlanta needs to win two of their last three games to finish at .500 as and they close the season at home against Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Season Series
The Thrashers have actually won two of the three games this season but the two teams have not met since early February. Six of the last ten meetings in this series have gone to overtime. Atlanta has won the last four meetings in New York. Looking at more hockey betting numbers we find that the Thrashers are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the Atlantic. Atlanta is just 11-25 in their last 36 overall and they are 4-11 in their last 15 road games. The Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games. The Rangers are 9-3 in their last 12 vs. the Eastern Conference. Atlanta has gone under in five of their last seven games overall. The Under is 5-2 in Rangers last 7 overall. The Rangers have gone under in five of their last seven vs. the Eastern Conference. The price on New York in this game is very high so maybe the under is the better bet in this game.