The New York Rangers hope a matchup with the last-place New York Islanders will help them snap out of their second-half slump, and they'll try to avoid a ninth loss in 10 games Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

GAME: New York Islanders (17-33-3-3) at New York Rangers (30-22-2-4)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 18 - 7:00 PM EST
LINE: 200, -235 TOTAL: 5.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

Jeff Tambellini scored the winner in the shootout, as the Islanders upset the Penguins 3-2 on Monday.

New York cashed as +160 home underdogs as the game played under the 6-goal total set by oddsmakers.

New York center Lauri Korpikoski potted the lone marker for the Rangers in their 2-1 loss to the Blues on Monday night.

St. Louis cashed as -115 home favorites as the teams played under the 5.5-goal total posted by oddsmakers.
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Current streak:
New York has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 17-33-6
New York: 30-22-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing New Jersey are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 7-3
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games on the road
NY Islanders are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the NY Islanders last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
NY Rangers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the NY Rangers last 16 games
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