Rangers The Pick At Home Over Islanders In Monday NHL Picks

• What: Monday NHL Picks
• Who: New York Islanders at New York Rangers
• When: Monday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.

It's entirely possible that the NHL picks may not include a team from New York in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Buffalo Sabres are already long out of the race. And the two New York city teams - the Rangers and Islanders - are both currently on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason picture.

As they meet Monday at Madison Square Garden, the hometown Rangers have 64 points. They are two points out the playoffs. With just 61 points, the Islanders are facing a virtual must-win situation every night.

Regardless, oddsmakers are setting the Rangers as -128 home-ice favorites in the NHL picks for this game.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
New York Islanders	+1.5 (-250)	+107	O 5.5 (-125)
New York Rangers	-1.5 (+210)	-128	U 5.5 (+105)

The Rangers are 6-4 straight up in the past 10 games. Meanwhile, the Islanders are treading water. They are 5-5 SU in the last 10 games.

This is among six NHL games on the agenda during a mildly busy Monday night of action. Looking at this rivalry and the important of the game to the standings, we think provides the best bet of the night in the NHL picks.

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Islanders vs Rangers Betting Trends

The Rangers have proven dominant over the Islanders in recent action between the two rivals. They've won three in a row and six out of seven meetings. At MSG, the Rangers are 4-0 straight up against the Islanders through the last four games.

The Islanders have won three games in a row and are 10-5 SU through the past 15 games. They are also 4-1 SU in the past five contests facing teams from the Metropolitan Division.

The Rangers are 6-3 SU in the last nine games. They are also 6-2 SU in the last eight contests against divisional opponents. The Rangers are 7-7 SU in their last 14 meetings with Eastern Conference clubs.

In the last eight games between these two teams, the over is 6-1-1. At MSG, the last eight games between the Rangers and Islanders are split 4-4 on the total. However, four of the last five games played there hit on the over.

Four of the last six games played by the Islanders have gone over. The under has come in through in six of the last eight road games played by the Isles.

Each of the last six home games played by the Rangers have gone over. In the last three games played by the team, the total is 0-2-1.

The Islanders are 13-13-3 as the betting underdog this season. They are 17-13 against the puck line as an away team. At home, the Rangers are 10-19 against the puck line. The club is 22-16-2 SU as the favorite in the betting line.

Sorokin Contributes To Islanders Offense

An impressive 7-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday was punctuated by an empty-net goal that was credited to Isles netminder Ilya Sorokin. Center Brock Nelson, who is playing in his 900th NHL game on Monday, scored twice in the win over the Predators.

FIRST NHL GOAL ALERT! 🚨

Ilya Sorokin makes the save, and the puck finds its way into the net at the other end! pic.twitter.com/pIB9alW8pT

— NHL (@NHL) March 1, 2025

Winger Kyle Palmieri has scored five goals over the past six games. The Isles netted their first power-play goal in seven games in the win over Nashville. Center Bo Horvat has reached the 20-goal plateau for the eighth time. Defenseman Alexander Romanov is riding a three-game point streak (2-1-3).

Rangers Getting On A Roll

Posting a third victory in four games, the Rangers were also dumping the Predators. This New York team beat Nashville 4-0 on Sunday. Playing in his 800th NHL game, veteran goalie Jonathan Quick recorded his third shutout of the season. He's 9-5-2 with a .903 save percentage.

SUNDAY NIGHT SHUTOUT. pic.twitter.com/dBfRCCQJf4

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 3, 2025

Left-winger JT Miller is proving to be an ideal pick up from the Vancouver Canucks. In his second tour with the Rangers, Miller has four goals and eight points over the past five games. Center Mika Zibanejad has delivered five assists in the past five games.

Islanders vs Rangers NHL Picks

Playing the second game of back to backs, the Rangers are 5-4 SU in that scenario this season. The Rangers are 7-4 SU in the club's past 11 home games.

New York Rangers To defeat New York Islanders

-128

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In the latest Islanders vs Rangers showdown, the Isles were whipped 5-1 on home ice a week ago. They've been outscored 13-5 during the three-game slide against the Rangers. Play the Rangers to extend that win streak to four games over the Isles in the Monday NHL picks.