The New York Rangers and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Golden Knights vs Rangers Prediction.
New York Rangers Recap
The New York Rangers will be out to build on their 3-2 OT win over the New Jersey Devils from their last matchup to improve to 19-20-2 on the year. After this game, the Rangers will continue their Western Conference road trip by heading up to Colorado to take on the Avalanche.
Rangers Looking For Consistency
Artemi Panarin has a team-high 44 points with 17 goals and 27 assists while Alexis Lafreniere has 24 points with 11 goals and 13 assists on the year. Adam Fox has 31 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 26 points with 8 goals and 18 assists and Will Cuylle added 24 points with 11 goals and 13 assists. Vincent Trocheck also chipped in 28 points with 13 goals and 15 assists for the Rangers this season. In goal for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is 12-15-1 with a 3.06 GAA and a .906 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 6-5-1 with a 2.98 GAA and a .900 save percentage this season. Louis Domingue is also 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .926 save percentage so far this season.
Why the New York Rangers will win
- The underdogs have won three of the last four games between the Rangers and Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have lost two of their last three games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games after coming off overtime.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Vegas Golden Knights Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at the hands of the New York Islanders in their last game to fall to 28-10-3 on the year. After this game, the Golden Knights will welcome the Minnesota Wild to town.
Golden Knights Looking For Rebound After Having Three-Game Win Streak Snapped
Jack Eichel has a team-high 53 points with 11 goals and a team-high 42 assists while Mark Stone has added 35 points with 11 goals and 24 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 30 points with 15 goals and 15 assists, Tomas Hertl has 26 points with 11 goals and 15 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 21 points with 14 goals and 7 assists. Shea Theodore has 33 points with 29 assists. Adin Hill has gone 17-7-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .903 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.65 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last seven games following a win.
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last nine games as home favorites following a loss.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine night games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Golden Knights’ last six games as home favorites following a loss has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last four road games has gone OVER the total goals line.
Golden Knights vs Rangers Prediction
I’m on the Vegas Golden Knights in this game. I know that the Rangers have started to pick up wins here and there, but I still think that Vegas is the better team and the team playing far better hockey coming into this matchup. Vegas still has one of the best home records in the NHL as well, and I just think that in the end, home ice propels the Golden Knights to the win here in this one. Give me Vegas on the ML.