New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 1/7/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+106) Devils (-128)

Prudential Center is the location where the New Jersey Devils (24-12-3) will compete against the New York Rangers (22-12-6) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +106 and the Devils are at -128. The total has been set at 7.

The New York Rangers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 win over the Canadiens in their previous outing. New York tallied 4 penalty mins in this contest. They also had 3 power play attempts and were able to score 1 goal. The Rangers had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. While out there on the ice, they converted 4 out of the 31 shots they tried.

Get all of our NHL Picks

In relation to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have accumulated 130 goals (11th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 107. For the year, they have scored 50 points and their points percentage is .625. New York has 129 power play opportunities and they have added 31 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 24.03%. While playing at even strength, the Rangers have allowed the opponent to score 85 goals while notching 99 on offense. New York has taken 1,301 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.0%. The Rangers have had 1,157 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .908. New York Rangers opponents have tallied 116 power play tries (25th in hockey) and have come away with 22 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Igor Shesterkin. Over the course of his pro career, Shesterkin has earned 84 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .677. His save percentage is at .926 in his 7,416 minutes guarding the cage. Shesterkin has had 3,886 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 3,597 saves. Opponents have been able to score 289 goals against Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.34. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 80-35-12 and he was named the starter in 124 games. Shesterkin has played in 129 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, New Jersey played the Blues in a matchup where the Devils ended up taking the loss by a mark of 5-3. They had 4 power play chances in this game and scored 1 out of those chances. The Devils notched 3 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they took.

Over the course of the season, the New Jersey Devils have 132 goals, 51 points, in addition to a points percentage of .654. They have granted a total of 102 goals to be scored by of a combination of 79 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. The Devils have earned 107 goals at even strength and 25 goals (21st in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 122 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 20.49%. New Jersey has put up 1,352 shots (5th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.76%, while allowing the opposition 1,058 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.45% on their oppositions 124 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Vitek Vanecek defending the goal. Vanecek has earned a lifetime record of 55-27-12 and has been in net for 104 games. Vanecek's quality start percentage sits at 52.6% and he has qualified for 51 quality starting assignments in his career. He is sitting with 2,492 stops out of 2,741 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .909. His opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has yielded 249 goals altogether. He has made the start in 97 games and has been on the ice for 5,755 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey (-128)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here