Rangers goalie: Antti Raanta
Jackets goalie: Sergei Bobrovsky
This one is tough. The Rangers are a high-scoring road team. They average 3.40 goals per game on the road and are 14-11 going over 2.5 goals.
The Blue Jackets are a high-scoring home team. They average 3.33 goals per game and are 17-11 going over 2.5 goals. At first glance, team total overs and game total o5.5 look sure-fire. Then there are the goalies.
Bobrovsky is a machine at home. He only allows 1.92 goals per game at home. Teams are only 5-19 going over 2.5 goals against him at home. However, he is pretty weak vs the Rangers. For his career, he is 4-8-2 with a .904 save % and allows 2.93 goals per game.
Raanta isn't a bad road goalie. This season, in a small sample size (7 starts), he allows 2.29 goals per game on the road. Teams are 2-5 going over 2.5 goals against him on the road.
I'm only going to go with one play and hope for the best: Over 5.5 -121
Team total odds are -135 and -165 so I'll just stick with the game total.
I guess I'll pick a side, too. Rangers are 8-2 in their last ten road game. Blue Jackets are 6-4 in their last ten home games. Rangers are 8-2 in their last ten games vs. the Blue Jackets.
Rangers +125