The Vegas Golden Knights and New York Rangers meet Friday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 24 percent of their power play opportunities. Reilly Smith leads Vegas with 18 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 32 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 144 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 78.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 91 goals on 1,031 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 41 goals on 443 shots.
The New York Rangers Betting Preview
The New York Rangers are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 22.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Mika Zibanejad leads New York with 22 goals, Artmei Panarin has 38 assists, and Chris Kreider has 144 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 80.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 89 goals on 1,081 shots faced, and Jaroslav Halak has given up 32 goals on 324 shots.
Golden Knights vs Rangers Trends
The Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The Rangers are 8-3 in their last 11 home games and 15-7 in their last 22 overall. The under is 4-1 in Golden Knights last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 overall. The Golden Knights are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Vegas Golden Knights are going through a rough week, and they’re not nearly as trustworthy on the road as they are a home. The New York Rangers have protected home ice as of late, and they’ve played their best hockey overall over the last month. At home, I’ll lay the juice with the Rangers. Vegas has to get out of this funk to be trusted in spots like this.