NHL Betting – Canadiens at Rangers, ECF Game 6

While the Montreal Canadiens try to force a game seven, the New York Rangers look to seal their ticket to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1994; these two meet this Thursday at 8 PM ET at the Madison Square Garden, for game six of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals.

New York has played great hockey over the last couple of weeks, but they can’t let this opportunity go; playing in Montreal for a game seven is not an ideal scenario, this is.

“It’s an opportunity to win the game to go to the Stanley Cup final,” Rangers forward Brad Richards said. “I think everybody is alert and ready that way. We were talking about it all (Tuesday) how excited we were to get on the ice and start playing.

“We had some mental breakdowns, but I don’t think it had anything to do with (fatigue). We’ve had a lot of rest this series. The opportunity that faces us right now, we’re pretty excited about it. I don’t think there is too much letdown.”

The Canadiens won game five with a crazy 7-4 score, and despite they won at the MSG in game three, they have the monumental task of doing it again this Thursday.  There’s no way out but to win game six.

“(Tuesday) night was probably the best game we’ve played in this series,” Canadiens forward Lars Eller said. “If we keep doing a lot of those things, I think the end result will be good.”

The NHL money line has the Rangers -169 to win the game and close the series while the Canadiens are +154 for the upset.