Rangers vs Red Wings Prediction, Stream, Odds and Picks, Feb 23
These are teams piling up points and wins in February.
The Rangers are 6-1-1 since play resumed following the All-Star Game. However, they did lose to the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Monday despite outshooting Winnipeg 51-21. Penalty killing has been a bit of an issue with opponents scoring 5 times in the last 10 man-advantage situations over the last four games.
Detroit is 6-2 in its last eight games. Pius Suter scored twice in a 3-1 win at Washington as Detroit pulled within two points of Florida for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Red Wings have four games in hand on the Panthers so perhaps Detroit will be returning to the playoffs.
Both teams struggle a bit when things aren’t decided after 60 minutes. Detroit is 4-8 and the Rangers are 4-9 in overtime games.
New York’s Artemi Panarin and Detroit’s Dylan Larkin are two of the NHL’s highest-scoring players since the teams returned to the ice. Panarin has six goals and nine assists in the last eight games with Larkin having seven goals (four on the power play) and six assists during that same stretch.
Detroit is already without winger Lucas Raymond and now fellow forward Robby Fabbri is questionable after leaving the last game with a lower-body injury. Raymond is third on the Red Wings with 15 goals while Fabbri has 14 points in 20 games this season.
According to the NHL playoff odds, the Rangers (+1200) are tied for fifth in the odds to win the Stanley Cup championship. The Red Wings are well back at +25000 in the title odds.
Let’s check the latest NHL news, stats, injury reports, and NHL lines for Rangers vs Red Wings.We’ve got plenty of NHL picks for you to consider.
Making Themselves At Home
The Rangers are the only team in the league yet to suffer a regulation loss on the road in 2023.
New York is 6-0-3 away from Madison Square Garden since the start of January. The Rangers are tied for the NHL lead with 17 road wins heading into Wednesday’s action. Only two teams have suffered fewer regulation losses on the road than New York’s five defeats. Unfortunately for the Rangers, those teams happen to be Metropolitan Division rivals Carolina and New Jersey.
Success on the power play has played a key role in the Rangers’ winning ways with New York leading the NHL by converting on 33% of the power plays during that stretch with Zibanejad leading the way with three power-play goals.
The NHL betting lines total has gone over in six of the last eight games played by the New York Rangers.
All Hands on Deck
Larkin has been leading the way both on and off the ice for the surging Detroit Red Wings. However, he is not doing it alone.
Fabbri has three goals and six assists, Suter has scored five times and Jonatan Bergrren has three goals as Detroit is 6-1 over its last seven games.
One concern is that all five of veteran forward David Perron’s five points during that stretch have come on the power play so more will be needed from him.
Reigning Rookie of the Year Moritz Seider is also coming on strong with five points and a +4 rating over his last seven games.
The Las Vegas odds total has gone under in four of Detroit’s last six games.
Rangers vs Red Wings Game Injuries
The Rangers have won six of the last eight meetings with the Red Wings. The last time the teams met, eight Rangers had at least two points with Mika Zibanejad scoring twice and Adam Fox recording a goal and three assists in the 8-2 win.
Detroit did win the first game between the teams this season on an overtime goal by Dominik Kubalik.
The visiting team has won five of the last six games and that includes both meetings so far this season. Four of those games were decided by one goal.
Just two of the last 22 games between the teams finished over the total.
Rangers vs Red Wings Game Information
- Game: Rangers (33-15-9) vs Wings (27-21-8)
- Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
- Day/Time: Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. ET
- Rangers vs Red Wings Live Stream:NHL.TV
Rangers vs Red Wings Betting Lines
Rangers vs Red Wings Picks and Prediction
This won’t be an easy game to call with both teams playing high-quality hockey. However, it is hard to overlook the impressive numbers both straight up and against the spread for the Rangers on the road this season.
From the 1999-2000 to 2018-19 seasons, the Rangers were favored on the road against the Red Wings just twice. This will be the fourth straight time that the Red Wings are the underdogs at home when the Rangers come to town.
The Rangers have covered in 19 of their first 27 road games. Detroit is just two games over .500 against the spread on home ice.
New York is 23-14-4 when listed by the sportsbook as the favorite. The Red Wings are 18-20-3 as the underdog.
The New York Rangers are listed at -155 in our Las Vegas NHL odds. This means that if you wager $100 on the Rangers, you have a chance to win $65. Detroit is +135, offering a chance to win $135 on a $100 wager. The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives the New York Rangers a 60.78% chance to win, with the Detroit Red Wings at 42.55%.
