New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 2/1/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+125) Bruins (-145)

The Boston Bruins (25-21-6) will go up against the New York Rangers (24-22-4) at TD Garden on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +125 and the Bruins are coming in at -145. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The New York Rangers had a rough game after their 4-0 defeat to the Hurricanes their last time out. The Rangers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this loss. While out there on the ice, they walked away having not converted any of the 22 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. New York accounted for 9 penalty mins for this matchup.

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When at even strength, the Rangers have allowed 127 goals while notching 122 themselves. New York Rangers opponents have totaled 153 power play opportunities (6th in pro hockey) and have racked up 25 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have accumulated 148 goals (19th in the league) on the year and have given up 152. New York has attempted 1,492 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.9%. For the year, the have a total of 52 points and their points percentage is sitting at .520. The Rangers so far have had 1,540 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .901. New York has tallied 131 power play opportunities and they have scored 26 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 19.85%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have notched 600 goals against Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.88. Shesterkin has been in net for 249 games throughout his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .919 during his 12,513 minutes played. He has compiled a mark of 152-76-19 and he has gotten the start in 244 games. For his professional hockey career, Shesterkin has accounted for 157 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .643. Shesterkin has seen 7,426 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 6,826 saves.

In their last outing, Boston opposed the Sabres in a matchup where the Bruins ended up taking the loss by a mark of 7-2. They had 2 power play chances in this one and tallied 1 out of those opportunities. The Bruins notched 2 goals of the 27 shots on goal they were seeking.

Boston has put up 1,420 shots (18th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 9.93%, while allowing their opponents 1,488 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.78% on the other teams 161 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.9%. They have a tally of 159 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 13.84%. The Bruins have accumulated 119 goals at even strength and 22 goals (28th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 165 goals to be scored by way of 126 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Boston Bruins have tallied 141 goals, 56 points, in addition to a points percentage of .538.

Across the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman in goal. Swayman has amassed a lifetime record of 95-50-19 and has been in goal for 169 games. Swayman's quality start rate sits at 61.7% and he has accumulated 100 quality starts in his pro career. He has racked up 4,268 saves out of the 4,673 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .913. The opposition is averaging 3.17 goals per contest and he has conceded 405 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 162 games and has been on the ice for 7,661 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (-145)

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