The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins will continue their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series with Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The Penguins wrestled back home ice advantage with back-to-back wins, but they can now put their foot on the throats of the Rangers with a win in Game 4.<\/p>\n
Eastern Conference semifinals Game 4<\/strong>
\nPittsburgh Penguins (6-3) at New York Rangers (5-5)<\/strong>
\nDate: Wednesday, May 7, 2014<\/strong>
\nTime: 7:30 PM ET<\/strong>
\nVenue: Madison Square Garden<\/strong>
\nCity: New York, New York<\/strong>
\nO\/U Odds: 5<\/strong>
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\nMoney Line: Pittsburgh -106, New York -102<\/strong>
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The Penguins don\u2019t get shutout wins often, particularly in the postseason, but that\u2019s been the case in each of their last two outings. The team usually relies on its high-powered offense, but the team didn\u2019t even do much in the way of generating chances in Game 3.<\/p>\n
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In that contest, the Rangers actually outshot the Penguins by a wide margin, 35-15, and the Rangers even had a 5-to-1 edge in power plays, but like we saw in some of their games against the Flyers, the Rangers just couldn\u2019t catch any breaks.<\/p>\n
Now, having been shut out in back-to-back contests, the Rangers are desperate to find goal-scoring anywhere they can. The team wasn\u2019t shut out in back-to-back contests in the entire regular season, so it seems safe to say they won\u2019t be shut out for a third consecutive game on Wednesday night.
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\nThe last time the team was shut out in back-to-back games, they responded by scoring four goals against Winnipeg, then six against this very Pittsburgh team in back-to-back wins. Derek Stepan scored twice against Winnipeg, while Rick Nash had a goal and a helper. Derick Brassard had a goal and three assists in the win against Pittsburgh, and Brad Richards had a goal and two assists in that game.<\/p>\nRangers head coach Alain Vigneault would love for any one of those players to step up right about now. Vigneault blasted the schedule-makers after Game 3, and his team will now have to put up, or shut up.<\/p>\n
The Rangers need this win in a bad way. The schedule-makers deserve a lot of the blame for the speed bump the team just hit, but now that they\u2019ve had a day off, there won\u2019t be any excuses after this one. Expect an A-effort from the Rangers in this one after back-to-back duds.<\/p>\n
Additionally, with goals being hard to come by for the Rangers in their last two games, goaltender Henrik Lundqvist knows he\u2019s going to have to stand on his head in this one if the team has a chance. With competent play from Marc-Andre Fleury at the other end, this game should stay under the number.<\/p>\n
The Rangers are 11-2 in their last 13 games played on a Wednesday, and 5-2 in their last seven home games.<\/p>\n
The under is 16-6-3 in the Rangers\u2019 last 25 home games, and it is 9-2-6 in their last 17 conference semifinal games.<\/p>\n
The play: New York -102, Under 5<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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