New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 22 (3/22): NHL

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Odds:

Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Rangers money line	-150
Rangers spread	-1.5 (+170)
Devils money line	+130
Devils spread	+1.5 (-200)
Over / under	6

 

2021-2022 season stats

	New York Rangers	New jersey Devils
Record	40-18-5	22-35-5
Road / home record	20-12-2	14-14-3
Streak	W2	L3
Goals per game	2.94	3.00
Goals allowed per game	2.51	3.58
Shots per game	28.6	32.1
Shots allowed per game	32.2	31.1
PP %	26.3%	17.7%
PK %	17.78%	18.87%
Over / under record	23-37-3	35-24-3

Preview

The New Jersey Devils return home and will host the New York Rangers on Monday night. This is the third time these teams face off this season, the Rangers have won the last 2 games 4-3 and 3-1.

NEW YORK RANGERS

The Rangers have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 20-14 on the road with a 40-18-5 record overall ranking 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. New York are 9-5 against teams in the same division.

Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers with a plus-19 in 63 games this season. Chris Kreider has seven goals over the last 10 games for New York.

New York are 7-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while allowing 2.6 goals per game with a .921 save percentage.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

The Devils have lost their last 3 games and are 14-17 at home so far this season. They have a 22-35-5 record overall ranking 8th in the Metropolitan division. New Jersey are 8-12 against opponents in the same division.

Jesper Bratt leads the Devils with 21 goals, adding 39 assists and collecting 60 points. Jack Hughes has four goals and seven assists over the last 10 games for New Jersey.

In their last 10 games Devils are 4-6, averaging 3 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game with an .897 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.

NY Rangers are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against New Jersey.

New Jersey are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.

New Jersey are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers.

Prediction

This line is confusing, the Rangers should be heavier favorites, they're 8-0 last 8 games vs the Devils and they just beat the Hurricanes and Lightning two of the best teams in the league. The Devils are 14-17 at home and 12-34 as underdogs. Take the Rangers with confidence.

PICK: Rangers ML (-150)

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