Canucks vs Rangers Prediction

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Canucks vs Rangers Prediction

The Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers face off on Wednesday in an NHL showdown at Madison Square Garden. When these two teams faced off last February it was the Canucks that secured the 5-2 victory. 

Canucks Betting Preview

The Canucks come into this game with a 20-26-4 record overall and they have gone 10-13-3 away from home. In the last game against the New Jersey Devils, the Canucks scored four goals and but they still ended up losing in overtime. They gave up three goals in the second period and that really hurt them. Vancouver is averaging 3.32 goals while their defense is giving up 3.94 goals per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league while the defense is ranked 31st. Elias Paterson has scored 21 goals and added 38 assists so far this season. 

Rangers Betting Preview

On the other side of this matchup is the Rangers who sit with a 28-14-8 record overall and they have gone 14-9-4 at home. In the last game against the Calgary Flames the offense scored five goals and they were able to secure the victory. Mika Zibanejad scored two goals and added one assist. The Rangers are averaging 3.2 goals while their defense is giving up 2.62 goals per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league while the defense is ranked 3rd. Mika Zibanejad has scored 24 goals and added 28 assists. 

Canucks vs Rangers Trends

The Canucks are 1-8 in their last nine road games. The Rangers are 8-0 in their last eight games against the Western Conference. The over is 6-0-3 in the Canucks last nine games against the Eastern Conference. The under is 11-2-1 in the Rangers last 14 games after scoring five goals or more in their previous game. 

Shane’s Free Pick 

The Rangers are giving up only 2.62 goals per game and they are going to lockdown the Canucks in this game. The Canucks are giving up 3.94 goals and the Rangers are going to have no issue attacking the weak defense of Vancouver. This is going to be an easy victory for the Rangers. Back New York -1.5 to cash. 

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Shane’s PickRangers -1.5

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.