Game 6 of the third round of the NHL Playoffs between the visiting New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils takes place on Friday night. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 pm start time and it will be televised live on NBC Sports Network. The NHL Playoff odds for the game have the Devils favored at -120 (Risk $120 to win $100), which means New Jersey has a 54.55 percent chance to win the game.  The odds show that bookmakers have a prediction of a closeout home win for the Devils.

This rivalry has heated up in the past couple days with these two clubs playing, yelling at each other and beating up on each other in the Eastern Conference Finals. New Jersey is just one game away from playing in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2003. The Rangers haven't been in a Stanley Cup Finals game since they won the 1994 Finals. There will be a lot of emotions going on tonight between the two squads and expect the Rangers to come out hot, heavy and trying to get another big lead. They led 3-0 in Game 5 but squandered that lead and ended up losing 5-3. What's the purpose of building up a big lead if you can't win the game?

Free Pick: I think this series goes to a seventh and deciding game. I'm not basing that on history, but rather the Rangers winning a game they MUST have. New York finished with the top spot in the East this season by scoring goals — something they've been able to do against the Devils. Now they have to score goals and keep the Devils from doing so as well. These teams split the previous two games in New Jersey and neither one of those games were close, as each team won by three goals in their victory. That's not going to happen tonight. This is going to be a tough, hard fought win for whichever team. I think the Rangers, with their backs against the wall, get that win tonight. Rangers 3, Devils 2.

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