Devils vs Rangers Prediction NHL Picks 3/11/24

New York Rangers (41-18-4) vs New Jersey Devils (31-29-4)

Game Info: Monday, March 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Madison Square Garden)

Betting Odds: New York Rangers -172 / New Jersey Devils +139 --- Over/Under: 6.5

The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers meet Monday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers prediction.

New Jersey Devils Betting Preview

The New Jersey Devils recently beat the Blues while losing to the Panthers and Hurricanes. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads New Jersey with 26 goals, Jesper Bratt has 42 assists and Jack Hughes has 228 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.48 goals per game and are killing 79.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has allowed 95 goals on 862 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 48 goals on 457 shots.

New York Rangers Betting Preview

The New York Rangers recently beat the Blues while losing to the Maple Leafs and Panthers. The New York Rangers are averaging 3.32 goals per game and are scoring on 25.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Artemi Panarin leads New York with 35 goals, Adam Fox has 41 assists, and Chris Kreider has 201 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.68 goals per game and are killing 83.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 108 goals on 1,232 shots faced, while Jonathan Quick has given up 50 goals on 596 shots.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Chris Kreider has scored at least one goal in four of the Rangers' last five home games.
• Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Rangers' last eight night games.
• Chris Kreider has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers' last six home games against the Devils.
• Chris Kreider ranks T1st in the Metropolitan Division for Plus/Minus (+20) this season.

New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts

• Timo Meier has scored at least one goal in each of the Devils' last five games.
• Jack Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of the Devils' last four night games.
• Nico Hischier has recorded a point in each of the Devils' last seven games at Madison Square Garden.
• Luke Hughes ranks 2nd amongst rookies for average time on ice (21:15) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The New York Rangers rank 5th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.87%).
• The New York Rangers rank 5th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (83.33%).
• The New Jersey Devils rank T26th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.48).
• The New Jersey Devils rank 1st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (1.30).

New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers prediction

The New Jersey Devils are watching their season slip away with the losses piling up, and teams usually don't break out of slumps on the road. The New York Rangers are 22-8 at home this season, and they've outscored the Devils 10-4 in the last two meetings. The Devils and their slumping defense isn't going to like this matchup. You can argue the Rangers should be in the -200 range or so. Give me the Rangers for another win at home. 

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