The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers meet Tuesday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. The Boston Bruins look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The New York Rangers look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games. 

The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 25.7 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 24 goals, Brad Marchand has 28 assists and Patrice Bergeron has 164 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 67 goals on 742 shots faced, and Jeremy Swayman has allowed 41 goals on 508 shots.

The New York Rangers are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 24.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 33 goals, Adam Fox has 40 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 135 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 51 goals on 499 shots, and Igor Shesterkin has allowed 59 goals on 935 shots.

The Bruins are 11-4 in their last 15 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win. The Rangers are 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 7-3 in their last 10 overall. The over is 13-6-1 in Bruins last 20 overall. The under is 10-4 in Rangers last 14 home games. The Bruins are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in New York and 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.

The New York Rangers look like a team that’s finding their footing, and they’re starting to pile up the wins at home. You can understand why the Rangers are favored here. However, we’re getting the Boston Bruins in a rare underdog spot, and they’re also a team that’s had great road success as of late. The Bruins have also beaten up on the Rangers over the years. There’s value here with the road dog.