nhl Game Recap
Recap - Rangers Defeat Seattle 5-2
New York earned a 5-2 victory over Seattle behind a 2-goal performance from Blake Wheeler on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as -218 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Blake Wheeler(2), Vincent Trocheck, Kaapo Kakko, and Erik Gustafsson each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Trocheck opened the scoring for New York.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 29-save effort for the Rangers.
Seattle got goals from Jordan Eberle, and Jared McCann in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Seattle got a 18-stop effort from Chris Driedger in the loss.
New York scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Seattle went 2-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Seattle by a margin of 31-23.
New York heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Seattle, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.