Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Rangers 1/6/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New York Rangers and Vegas Golden Knights meet Thursday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. The New York Rangers look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Vegas Golden Knights look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games.

The New York Rangers are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 20 goals, Adam Fox has 30 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 99 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 84.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 33 goals on 359 shots, and Igor Shesterkin has allowed 42 goals on 655 shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with 16 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 24 assists and Reilly Smith has 99 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 76.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Robin Lehner has given up 70 goals on 738 shots faced, and Laurent Brossoit has allowed 33 goals on 330 shots.

The Rangers are 6-2 in their last 8 road games and 16-6 in their last 22 overall. The Golden Knights are 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games and 10-4 in their last 14 overall. The under is 7-2 in Rangers last 9 overall. The over is 18-8-1 in Golden Knights last 27 overall. The Rangers are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.

The Vegas Golden Knights aren’t a team I like to bet against at home, and we’ve made tons of money on them in these spots over the years. However, the New York Rangers are too good to turn down in a big plus money spot, and they’ve actually been road warriors all season with a 12-5-2 record away from the Big Apple. Hard to turn down this price with the Rangers on the road.