New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 12/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+132) Devils (-160)

Prudential Center is where the New Jersey Devils (21-11-3) will play the New York Rangers (15-15-1) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +132 and the Devils are at -160. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The New York Rangers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-0 defeat to the Predators in their previous outing. New York recorded 11 minutes in the box for this matchup. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. The Rangers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. In the game, they walked away having not converted any of the 25 shots they tried.

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When at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 81 goals while earning 75 on offense. New York Rangers opponents have 93 power play opportunities (19th in the league) and have scored 12 goals in those attempts. When discussing their scoring, the New York Rangers have notched 92 goals (22nd in pro hockey) this year and have given up 93. New York has taken 937 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.8%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 31 points and their points percentage sits at .500. The Rangers have had 981 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .905. New York has 80 power play chances and they have added 17 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 21.25%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin has played in 236 games throughout his hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 145-71-18 and he started in 231 games. Opponents have racked up 569 goals versus Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.74. Shesterkin has had 7,075 shot attempts against him and has gathered 6,506 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .920 for his 12,481 mins guarding the cage. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Shesterkin is sitting with 149 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .645.

In their last contest, New Jersey faced the Blue Jackets in a game where the Devils took a loss by a final of 4-2. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Devils tallied 2 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they tried.

New Jersey has attempted 1,067 shots (1st in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.87%, while allowing the opposition 898 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.44% on the other teams 97 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.9%. They have recorded 104 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 29.81%. The Devils have 85 goals at even strength and 31 goals (2nd in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 91 goals to be scored by of a combination of 73 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the New Jersey Devils have 116 goals, 45 points, as well as a points percentage of .643.

For the opposition you are going to see Jacob Markstrom in net. Markstrom has amassed a lifetime mark of 231-202-59 and has been in goal for 509 games. Markstrom's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.0% and he has accumulated 261 quality starts in his hockey career. He has recorded 13,176 stops out of the 14,496 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .909. Teams are averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has yielded 1,320 goals in total. He has been a starter 492 games and has been on the ice for 27,914 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (+132)

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