
NHL Odds: Champion Blackhawks To Host Fighting Rangers
In every sport, you are only ever as good as your last game, which makes the opening night match-up between the New York Rangers and the Chicago Blackhawks a very good one indeed for NHL odds fans. You have the President’s Trophy winners from last year taking in the defending Stanley Cup champions, but the biggest question is whether or not these two team can repeat their successes from last season.
Rangers @ Blackhawks NHL Game Information and Opening Lines
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 8:00 PM ET
Venue: United Center
Opening Lines: United Center
hahaha oh whoops I’m next https://t.co/7DSjyOiTlJ
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) October 6, 2015
It’s not often that the team with the best record in the NHL is not considered one of the favorites heading into the playoff, but that is what happened with the Rangers last season. The general consensus among fans of hockey was that this was a team not built for playoff success, which was a theory that proved correct. Yes, they made it to the conference finals, but only by the skin of their teeth. A few key players – Hagelin, St. Louis, and Talbot – are no longer plying their trade in New York, and that has left some gaps that may not have been adequately filled.


Key Betting Trends
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers’s last 5 games when playing Chicago
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Consider This Before Placing Your Bet
This is a great match-up for opening night, and one that should be a pretty tight affair. Hoisting the Stanley Cup banner before the opening face-off is sure to give the Blackhawks a charge, and it may be enough to carry them home.