Florida Panthers vs New York Rangers Prediction: The guests are in better shape

Prediction for the NHL Florida Panthers vs New York Rangers match, which will take place on March 26. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Florida has regressed severely over the last year. Whereas the Panthers set multiple club records and won the President's Cup for their triumph in the first part of the season in the previous regular season, they are now in danger of missing the playoffs. The team began to make amends in March, snapping a seven-game winning streak that included six wins and a 4:5 overtime loss to Winnipeg. Only in the last two meetings, the Southerners lost to Philadelphia and Toronto - 3:6 and 2:6, respectively, having dropped to the ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Rangers, by contrast, continue to progress year after year. They have long forgotten the days of David Quinn, under whose guidance they could never make it to the playoffs, but together with Gerard Galland, the Blue Jackets not only steadily go to the cup battles but also make a lot of noise there. In the last nine meetings, they were left without points only once, losing to Carolina 2:3, once again losing in overtime to Pittsburgh 2:3, and seven times they managed to win, rising to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

At the end of the regular season, Florida needs points much more than the Rangers, except that the Panthers continue to lose points actively, worsening their situation, while the Blue Jackets are only progressing and are understood in the Eastern Conference standings. The New York club is in better shape right now, and the statistics of their head-to-head encounters speak in their favor, as the Southerners have failed to score in three straight contests. Now Gerard Galland's charges are the favorites of the confrontation, and you can bet on the victory of Rangers in the match.

Historically, the confrontation between Florida and the Rangers turns out to be rich in goal accomplishments. In the previous 15 head-to-head encounters, the opponents combined to score 116 pucks (7.73 average per game), which is a very high number for such a long distance, while they reached the bookmaker's total over 12 times (80%). And now both teams look great on offense, so the best option for the prediction seems to be a total over 6.5 pucks. In addition, we should look at the bet on the total over 0.5 points of Kaapo Kakko.