Pick 191: NY Rangers- San Jose Sharks

Its Sharks' last match of a 6 game long road trip. Result so far: flawless 5-0-0! They have totally forgotten about the 1-3-0 start and swept all comers aside. And there were some tough teams among those: Detroit, Boston, Nashville, New jersey and the Islanders were all crushed and there's only one more before they go back home. The shaky Rangers.
Rangers started the hectic season in Europe, then went to the west coast, then Canada before returning back home. The grueling schedule helped deplete Rangers defense and the record shows that: 3-3-3. Mark Staal is nearing his comeback, but he's not ready yet. Today's practice was without Del Zoto (another defender) and Anisimov and Rupp is also having knee problems. So most of the team is banged up and the Rangers are doing all in their power to contain the score and not to lose ground before the injured players come back. There's one callup from AHL for today's match: Andre Deveaux, who will fill the 4th line. Besides Gaborik and Richards, who have 8pts each, there's no scoring help from the others and the Rangers look pathetic at times. This could especially be seen in the SO loss to Otawa two days ago.

Pick: San Jose (in 60 min)@ 2.3(expect)
Stake: 50

Result: LOST