Rangers vs. Panthers odds, prediction, line, time: 2026 NHL Winter Classic picks from proven model
SportsLine's model simulated New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers 10,000 times and revealed its NHL Winter Classic 2026 picks for Friday night at loadDepot Park in Miami
Teams looking to get back on track meet when the New York Rangers battle the Florida Panthers in the 2026 NHL Winter Classic on Friday night. New York is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, while the Panthers fell 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Rangers (19-18-5), who are seventh in the Metropolitan Division, are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. The Panthers (21-15-3), who are fifth in the Atlantic Division, are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk remain out for Florida.
The game from loanDepot Park in Miami is set for 8 p.m. ET. Florida is a -145 favorite on the money line (risk $145 to win $100) in the latest Rangers vs. Panthers odds from SportsLine consensus, with the Rangers as +121 underdogs. The over/under for total goals is 5.5. Before making any Panthers vs. Rangers picks, check out the NHL predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NHL game 10,000 times and is on a profitable 25-17 betting run on top-rated money-line and over/under NHL picks. Anyone following its NHL betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model has simulated Rangers vs. Panthers 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NHL picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NHL odds and NHL betting lines for Panthers vs. Rangers:
Rangers vs. Panthers puck line: | Panthers -1.5 (+174) |
Rangers vs. Panthers over/under: | 5.5 goals |
Rangers vs. Panthers money line: | Panthers -145, Rangers +121 |
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Rangers vs. Panthers streaming: | Fubo (Try for free) |
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How to make Rangers vs. Panthers picks
SportsLine's model is going Over on the total (5.5 goals). The total has gone over in two of the last four Rangers games, and five of the past six Panthers games. New York is 4-6 with one overtime loss in its past 10 games. Florida, meanwhile, has gone 6-4 over the past 10, with one overtime loss.
The SportsLine model is projecting New York's Artemi Panarin to score a goal and add an assist on average and be one of four Rangers players to score 0.31 or more goals on average. Florida's Sam Reinhart, meanwhile, is projected to have a goal and an assist as four Panthers players score 0.35 or more goals on average as the teams combine for 6.4 goals in the simulations.
It has also says one side of the money line is the better value. You can head to SportsLine to see the model's NHL picks.
So who wins Rangers vs. Panthers, and which side of the money line is the better value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Rangers vs. Panthers spread to back, all from the model that is on a profitable 25-17 run on top-rated money-line and over/under NHL picks, and find out.
