St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers Prediction NHL Picks 3/9/24

New York Rangers (40-18-4) vs St. Louis Blues (32-28-3)

Game Info: Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Madison Square Garden)

Betting Odds: New York Rangers -200 / St. Louis Blues +160 --- Over/Under: 6

The St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers meet in NHL action from Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Who comes out on top in Saturday’s inter-conference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Blues vs. Rangers Prediction.

St. Louis Blues Team Preview

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to rebound from a 4-1 loss to New Jersey in their last matchup. Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 69 points including team-highs of 20 goals and 49 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 48 points split between 24 goals and 24 assists. Jordan Kyrou also has 48 points with 20 goals and 28 assists as well this season. Jordan Binnington’s gone 22-17-3 with a 2.84 GAA and a .912 save percentage between the pipes for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 10-11 with a 2.88 GAA and a .911 save percentage this season.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

• The home team has won seven of the Blues' last eight games.
• The home team has covered the puck line in six of the Blues' last eight games.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in four of the Blues' last five games following a road loss.
• The Blues have won the second period in each of their last seven games against the Rangers.

New York Rangers Team Preview

The New York Rangers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-2 loss to Florida in their last game. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 85 points including team-highs of 35 goals and 50 assists while Chris Kreider has 57 points with 31 goals of his own. Vincent Trocheck has 59 points as well with 37 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 54 points with 35 assists this season. Igor Shesterkin has gone 26-13-2 with a 2.67 GAA and a .910 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 13-5-2 with a 2.45 GAA and a .916 save percentage between the pipes for the Rangers this season.

New York Rangers Team Facts

• The home team has won seven of the last eight games between the Blues and Rangers.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Rangers' last six games at Madison Square Garden.
• The favorites have won the third period in each of the Rangers' last five games at Madison Square Garden.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Rangers' last 13 Saturday night games at Madison Square Garden.

Blues vs. Rangers Prediction

I’m on the Rangers here. New York’s had a couple of tough losses lately, but the fact is this team’s played sound defensive hockey for the better part of the season, especially as of late outside of those defeats. That’s not going to work for a St. Louis team that’s struggling to score right now and I think this is a perfect get right spot for New York. Give me the Rangers here.

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