The Florida Panthers host the New York Rangers in this year\u2019s Winter Classic at loanDepot Park.<\/p>\n
High-scoring games are typically the norm when these teams meet, and my Rangers vs. Panthers predictions expect this trend to continue tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Read on for my NHL picks<\/a> for Friday, January 2.<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers prediction<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers best bet: Over 5.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n There have been eight total goals scored in each of the past two meetings between these teams, which makes sense given their defensive woes. <\/p>\n This season, both teams rank 21st or lower in expected goals against per 60 minutes (xGA\/60).<\/p>\n Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a> has struggled behind the Florida Panthers<\/a>‘ poor defensive play and is slated to start Friday. Entering this matchup, Bobrovsky owns a .888 save percentage.<\/p>\n In his most recent outing against the New York Rangers<\/a>, Bobrovsky surrendered five goals on 25 shots for a .800 save percentage in a 5-3 loss.<\/p>\n The good news for Bobrovsky is that he could receive more goal support this time around. <\/p>\n While the Panthers have struggled defensively, their offense has been humming, averaging 3.33 goals per game over their past six outings.<\/p>\n There have been six or more total goals scored in five of those six games.<\/p>\n Florida has also done a strong job generating high-danger scoring chances, ranking sixth in the league in expected goals for per 60 minutes (xGF\/60).<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers same-game parlay<\/p>\n Both teams will likely need goal production for the over to cash, and there may not be two stronger candidates than Artemi Panarin<\/a> and Brad Marchand<\/a>. <\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Panarin leads New York in goals this season, while Marchand leads Florida in the same category.<\/p>\n Marchand enters this contest in particularly strong form, having scored in each of his past three games.<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers SGP<\/p>\n Artemi Panarin anytime goalscorer<\/p>\n Brad Marchand anytime goalscorer<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers odds<\/p>\n Moneyline: Rangers +120 | Panthers -145<\/p>\n Puck Line: Rangers +1.5 (-210) | Panthers -1.5 (+170)<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 5.5 (-110) | Under 5.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers trend<\/p>\n There have been six or more total goals scored in five of Florida\u2019s past six games. Find more NHL betting trends<\/a> for Rangers vs. Panthers.<\/p>\n How to watch Rangers vs Panthers<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n LoanDepot Park, Miami, FL<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Friday, January 2, 2026<\/p>\n Puck drop<\/p>\n 8:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n TNT<\/p>\n Rangers vs Panthers latest injuries<\/p>\n Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Advertisement<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Florida Panthers host the New York Rangers in this year\u2019s Winter Classic at loanDepot Park. High-scoring games…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5111],"tags":[3039,254,5,3328,35,5190,5193,4,63,36,11],"class_list":{"0":"post-386509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-rangers","8":"tag-artemi-panarin","9":"tag-brad-marchand","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-rangers","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkrangers","15":"tag-nhl","16":"tag-panthers","17":"tag-rangers","18":"tag-sergei-bobrovsky"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115825626814104263","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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