The Islanders January schedule is unforgiving, but they do at least get their next two games at home, splitting two four-game trips.

Target these two underdogs in Tuesday's NHL action.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Blue Jackets on Friday. See our prediction, odds, pick in the NHL tonight.

Why we are betting on the Rangers in an underdog spot in the NHL against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday? See the prediction, odds and pick.

It had been 12 games since Alexis Lafreniere scored a goal entering Tuesday nights matchup with the Maple Leafs.

This was a much different game and a much different Rangers team than the Maple Leafs saw just a week ago in New York.

Jimmy Vesey thought his NHL career could be over after a trying 2020-21 campaign, in which he played 30 games for Toronto before landing on waivers.

They say the first minutes of a hockey game set the tone, and the Rangers came out with a losers pace in Tuesdays matchup.