New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/14/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers

Date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: WSFL-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+110) Panthers (-132)

Amerant Bank Arena is the location where the Florida Panthers (46-29-4) will compete against the New York Rangers (37-35-7) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +110 and the Panthers are coming in at -132. The total has been set at 6.5.

The New York Rangers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 9-2 win over the Islanders their last time on the ice. The Rangers had a solid offensive performance in the win. For the matchup, they scored on 9 out of the 32 shots they put on net. They also had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. New York tallied 4 mins in the box in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 199 goals while earning 207 themselves. New York Rangers opponents have 233 power play opportunities (6th in pro hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have earned 243 goals (12th in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 245. New York has taken 2,266 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. For the current campaign, they sit with 81 points and their points percentage is .513. The Rangers have had 2,366 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. New York steps onto the ice with 205 power play opportunities and they have added 36 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 17.56%.

The player in the crease for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Over the course of his career, Shesterkin has accumulated 167 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .625. He has a save percentage of .917 during his 12,568 minutes on the ice. Shesterkin has seen 8,056 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 7,391 saves. The opposition has racked up 665 goals versus Shesterkin in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 3.17. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 161-87-22 and he started in 267 games. Shesterkin has been in net for 272 matchups during his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Florida faced the Red Wings in an outing where the Panthers notched a victory by a final score of 4-1. They had 1 power play opportunity in this game and scored 1 on that attempt. The Panthers notched 4 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took.

The Panthers have scored 185 goals at even strength and 55 goals (7th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Florida has taken 2,500 shots (1st in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.60%, while allowing the opposition 2,062 shots. On the year, the Florida Panthers have a total of 240 goals, 96 points, and a points percentage of .608. They have allowed 211 goals to be scored by way of 167 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 229 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.02%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.20% on their opponents 234 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.8%.

Across the rink you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky defending the goal. Bobrovsky has accumulated a career record of 429-242-57 and has been in goal for 753 games. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage is 58.1% and he has qualified for 428 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has tallied 19,906 saves out of 21,769 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .914. His opposition is averaging 2.76 goals/game and he has yielded 1,863 goals overall. He has made the start in 737 games and has played for a total of 40,456 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (-132)

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