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NHL · 2026-10-17

New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers +1.5 puck line

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PREDICTION SCREEN

RAW likes New York Rangers +1.5 puck line.

WHY RAW LIKES IT

  • Rangers' strong early defensive results and penalty kill.
  • Columbus' poor early goal prevention and depleted blue line.
  • Productive Rangers top-end scorers and power-play players.
  • The +1.5 threshold permits either a Rangers win or one-goal loss.

BIGGEST CONCERN

Columbus owns the better early at even strength quality of scoring chances and shots created.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG

  • Garand is a short track record rookie expected to start because Shesterkin and Korpisalo are unavailable.
  • he was pulled in his last appearance.
  • Columbus has an extra two days between games and home ice.
  • Neither starter was officially confirmed in the official NHL preview.

BOTTOM LINE

Rangers' strong early defensive results and penalty kill. The concern: Columbus owns the better early at even strength quality of scoring chances and shots created.

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