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New York Rangers and Jokinen face Kings
By Rob Gerein | February 2, 2010
The New York Rangers will have newly acquired Ollie Jokinen in the line-up when they continue a Western road swing Tuesday with a stop in Southern California to face the Los Angeles Kings (10:30 pm ET, FOX, MSG).
The Rangers received Jokinen and Brandon Prust from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Ales Kotalik and Chis Higgins on Monday night.
The Kings are -155 moneyline favorites and the over/under total is 5 in NHL Odds.
The teams have split the past 10 meetings, each winning five.
This is the second meeting this season. They last squared off on Oct. 14, when the Rangers doubled the Kings 4-2 as a -155 home favorite. The last time the Rangers were in LA was Dec. 17 last season, when they beat the Kings 3-2.
In their last game, the Rangers beat the suddenly struggling Colorado Avalanche 3-1 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The four goals scored went under the total of 5.5.
Marian Gaborik netted a hat trick for New York and Chad Johnson made 34 saves in the win in the win.
The Kings defeated New Jersey 3-2 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The five goals scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (5).
Drew Doughty scored the game-winning goal for Los Angeles with 28 second remaining in the third period, while Michal Handzus and Wayne Simmonds also scored in the win.
New York is 25-24-7 this season. Los Angeles is 33-19-3 and has won six straight games.
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