Two of the best teams in the NHL will square off on Friday evening when the Vegas Golden Knights travel to New York, New York to face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET and will air on ESPN.

The Golden Knights enter this game with a record of 28-14-6 and 62 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Pacific Division and ties them with the Dallas Stars for the 5^th best record in the Western Conference while having won four of their last five games including a 3-2 win on the road against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Vegas has been one of the best teams defensively in the league this season as they are allowing the 6^th fewest goals per game and have the 13^th best penalty-kill percentage with an 80.71% penalty-kill percentage and an average of 2.73 goals allowed per game. 

Offensively, Vegas has been slightly above average as they rank 12^th in goals per game with an average of 3.25 goals per game. Mark Stone has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in assists and points with 34 assists and 49 points. The Vegas Golden Knights will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Islanders when they travel to face the New York Rangers.

The New York Rangers enter this game in 1^st place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 29-15-3 and 61 points which also gives them the 3^rd best record in the Eastern Conference, however, they have lost three of their last four games including a 2-3 overtime loss on the road against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The success of the Rangers this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they enter this game in the top 10 in goals allowed per game and penalty-kill percentage with an 83.09% penalty-kill percentage which ranks 7^th and an average of 2.87 goals allowed per game which ranks 9^th in the league. 

Offensively, the Rangers have been slightly above average in terms of goals per game and have the 2^nd best power-play success rate with a 28.08 power-play success rate and an average of 3.23 goals per game. Artemi Panarin has been one of the best players on the team as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 29 goals, 34 assists, and 63 points. The New York Rangers will look to bounce back following the loss against the Sharks on Tuesday when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday evening.

BookMaker has the New York Rangers listed as -155 moneyline favorites at home against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday evening. Vegas has won seven of the last ten while New York has won two of the previous three meetings. The Golden Knights have won by an average margin of .4 goals per game over the last ten while the Rangers have won by an average margin of 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Both teams have been two of the best teams defensively in the league this season as the Rangers are allowing the 9^th fewest goals per game while Vegas is allowing the 6^th fewest goals per game. The under has been the trend in the series, going 5-1-4 in the last ten and hitting 1-0-2 in the last three games in the series. Take the under 6 goals when the Vegas Golden Knights travel to face the New York Rangers on Friday evening.