New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/20/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, April 20, 2023

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Rangers +110, Devils -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Rangers +110, Devils -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Rangers +110, Devils -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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New York Rangers:  5-2-3 last 10

New Jersey Devils:  6-4-0 last 10

The Rangers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 107 points, a 47-22-13 record overall, and they were 24-9-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the New Jersey Devils in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-1. Chris Kreider scored 2 goals in that game while Filip Chytil, Ryan Lindgren, and Vladimir Tarasenko each had 1 goal. Adam Fox led the team in assists with 4 while Artemi Panarin and Chris Kreider 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 1 goal on 28 shots with 27 saves and a .964 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 Devils are entering this game finishing the regular season with 112 points, a 52-22-8 record overall, and they were 24-13-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the New York Rangers in their last game, losing that one at home 5-1. Jack Hughes scored the only goal for them in that game and it was unassisted. Nico Hischier led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Vitek Vanecek was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 22 shots with 18 saves and a .818 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 current betting odds have the Devils listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the Rangers and the Devils for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Rangers took a 1-0 series lead here with a huge 5-1 win over the Devils in game 1 but the Devils are going to be angry after that embarrassing loss and will bring their best effort to bounce back on home ice and even up the series 1-1 going into New York. The Devils are going to be playing really hard for a win knowing they are in real trouble if they go into New York down 2-0 in the series and the Rangers were a team they performed very well against during the regular season. The Devils need to win this game to stay in this series and they were the better team during the regular season, finishing 5 points higher than the Rangers. The Devils will tighten up their defense here on home ice and play a much tighter game to avoid what happened in game 1. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game and even up the series 1-1 with a bounce back win.

Rangers Devils Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 20, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Devils 3 Rangers 2.

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New York Rangers: 136-103 (+11.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 69-50 (+12.6 units) on the moneyline after a division game. 8-0 OVER in the first round of the playoffs. 18-10 OVER off a road win against a division rival.

New Jersey Devils: 97-122 (-27 units) on the moneyline in all games. 7-18 (-10.8 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 5.5. 21-12 OVER revenging a loss where the team scored 1 or less goals. 30-19 OVER after allowing 5 goals or more.

New York Rangers:  None.

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

“We had a lot of blocked shots. Guys are buying in. We did a good job.” - Adam Fox after their win against the Devils in their game on Tuesday, game 1 of this series.

“I thought we had guys that didn’t handle the puck very well early. Probably nerves, jitters. I think everybody in that room that hasn’t been a playoff game, now knows what it’s like to be in a playoff game, to experience that type of atmosphere.” - Lindy Ruff after his team’s loss against the Rangers in their game on Tuesday, game 1 of this series. 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Kane, Patrick

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

LW Tatar, Tomas

C Hischier, Nico

RW Mercer, Dawson

LD Siegenthaler, Jonas

RD Hamilton, Dougie

G Vanecek, Vitek

Points: A. Panarin (92)

Goals: M. Zibanejad (39)

Assists: A. Panarin (63)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.48)

Points: J. Hughes (99)

Goals: J. Hughes (43)

Assists: J. Hughes (56)

GAA: A. Schmid (2.13)

Coaches:

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (2nd season)

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (3rd season)