The New York Rangers will travel to Anaheim, California to face the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center with the game scheduled to start at 8:30 PM ET on Sunday night and will air on Bally Sports Southern California and MSG.

New York is one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference as they enter this game with a record of 28-15-2 and 60 points which puts them in 1^st place in the Metropolitan Division and ties them with the Panthers for the 2^nd best record in the conference, however, they are on a two-game losing streak following a 1-2 loss on the road against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. 

The success of the Rangers can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies this season as they are allowing the 9^th fewest goals per game and have the 9^th best penalty-kill percentage with an 82.17 penalty-kill percentage and an average of 2.91 goals allowed per game. 

Offensively, New York has also been above average as they rank 13^th in goals per game and have the 2^nd-best power-play success rate with an average of 3.27 goals per game and a 28.68% power-play success rate. Artemi Panarin has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 27 goals, 34 assists, and 61 points. Panarin is 5^th in the league in goals and is tied for the 4^th most points in the league this season. The New York Rangers will look to end their two-game losing streak when they travel to face the Anaheim Ducks.

The Anaheim Ducks are one of the worst teams in the Western Conference this season with a record of 15-29-1 and 31 points which puts them in 7^th place in the Pacific Division and gives them the 3^rd worst record in the conference. Anaheim’s lack of offensive production has been one of the main reasons for their abysmal season this year as they enter this game averaging the 4^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.52 goals per game and has an 18.57% power-play success rate which ranks 13^th in the NHL. Frank Vatrano has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in goals and points with 21 goals and 33 points. 

Defensively, the Ducks have also been below average as they rank 24^th in goals allowed per game and 21^st in penalty-kill percentage with an average of 3.41 goals allowed per game and a 77.96% penalty-kill percentage. The Anaheim Ducks will look to end their two-game losing streak when they host the New York Rangers on Sunday night.

BookMaker has the New York Rangers listed as -227 moneyline favorites on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. New York is 7-2-1 in the last ten and has won two of the last three meetings. The Rangers have won by an average margin of 1.2 goals per game over the last ten and 1.67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

New York is the better team this season and has been the better team in the series going 7-2-1 in the last ten and winning two of the last three matchups while having won by an average margin of 1.67 goals per game over the last three meetings. Take the puck line for the New York Rangers at -1.5 when they travel to face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.