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Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers 1/5/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

New York Rangers (21-12-6) vs. Montreal Canadiens (15-20-3)
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montreal Canadiens +160 / New York Rangers -200; Over/Under: +6.5
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The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens meet Thursday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. The New York Rangers have won 6 of their last 9 games. The Montreal Canadiens have lost 6 straight games.

The New York Rangers are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 22.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Mika Zibanejad leads New York with 19 goals, Artmei Panarin has 33 assists, and Chris Kreider has 129 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 80.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 71 goals on 853 shots faced, and Jaroslav Halak has given up 30 goals on 281 shots.

The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 14.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 22 goals, Kirby Dach has 18 assists and Josh Anderson has 82 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 73.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 88 goals on 830 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 45 goals on 439 shots.

The Rangers are 6-2 in their last 8 road games and 10-3 in their last 13 overall. The Canadiens are 16-36 in their last 52 home games and 38-87 in their last 125 overall. The under is 17-8-1 in Rangers last 26 road games. The over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 overall. The road team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.

The New York Rangers have gotten their act together over the last week or two, and they’ve done some of their best work on the road. The Montreal Canadiens can’t get out of their own way due to a below average defense and an offense that shows up when it wants to. The Rangers should win this game, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: New York Rangers -1.5

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