New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/29/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 29, 2023

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Devils +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils +100, Rangers -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

New Jersey Devils:  52-22-8 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Rangers:  47-22-13 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

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New Jersey Devils:  7-3-0 last 10

New York Rangers:  4-3-3 last 10

The Devils are entering this game finishing the regular season with 112 points, a 52-22-8 record overall, and they were 28-9-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with all 3 wins coming against the New York Rangers in their last 3 games, winning that last one at home 4-0. Erik Haula scored 2 goals while Dawson Mercer and Ondřej Palát each scored 1 goal in that game. Erik Haula, Dawson Mercer, Ryan Graves, Nico Hischier, and Damon Severson each led the team in assists with 1 while Tomáš Tatar led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Akira Schmid was the starting goalie in that game and he recorded a shutout in that game as he allowed 0 goals on 23 shots with 23 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 291 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 226 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Rangers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 107 points, a 47-22-13 record overall, and they were 23-13-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game losing streak with all 3 losses coming against the New Jersey Devils in their last 3 games, losing that last one on the road 4-0. No one scored a goal for them in that game as they were shutout offensively. Ryan Lindgren, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Mika Zibanejad each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 42 shots with 39 saves and a .928 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 277 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 219 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Devils listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 of a 7-game series between the Rangers and the Devils for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Devils are entering this game with a 3-2 series lead after winning the last 3 games in a row in this series and completely turning the series on its head. They have taken back all of the momentum here and it all started with a goalie change for the 3rd game of this series. Vanecek allowed 10 goals in the first 2 games of this series, games they both lost, but ever since switching to Akira Schmid, they have only allowed 2 goals in their last 3 games, winning all 3 of those too. The Rangers have gone silent on offense as they can't seem to score goals on Schmid and now they go back home with their backs against the wall here. The Rangers have the playoff experience from their deep run last year but this Devils team was still a better team than the Rangers during the regular season and they have the much hotter goalie in this series right now. The Devils are going to ride the momentum from their 3 wins in a row along with their very hot goalie and they will pull out another win in this game to end the series here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game and end the series 4-2.

Devils Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 29, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Devils 4 Rangers 1.

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New Jersey Devils: 54-31 (+11.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 21-9 (+8.5 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 26-16 OVER after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored. 23-11 OVER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game.

New York Rangers: 23-22 (-11.4 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 18-16 (-6.4 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 17-10 OVER off a road blowout loss by 3 goals or more. 5-1 OVER when facing elimination in a playoff series.

New Jersey Devils:  J. Bernier (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

New York Rangers:  None.

“You got to get lucky too to win games sometimes. Today we got lucky two or three times, and I got lucky having Haulsy there as well. Like I said, the boys have been helping me out a lot.” - Akira Schmid after their win against the Rangers in their game on Thursday, game 5 of this series.

“We just weren’t good enough. Jersey played their best game of the series. You’ve got to give them credit.” - Gerard Gallant after his team’s loss against the Devils in their game on Thursday, game 5 of this series.

LW Tatar, Tomas

C Hischier, Nico

RW Bratt, Jesper

LD Siegenthaler, Jonas

RD Hamilton, Dougie

G Schmid, Akira

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Kane, Patrick

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

Points: J. Hughes (99)

Goals: J. Hughes (43)

Assists: J. Hughes (56)

GAA: A. Schmid (2.13)

Points: A. Panarin (92)

Goals: M. Zibanejad (39)

Assists: A. Panarin (63)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.48)

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (3rd season)

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (2nd season)