It will be East vs West when the Vancouver Canucks (44 points) visit the New York Rangers (64 points) Wednesday night. The Canucks are third from the bottom in the Pacific division and are currently sitting in no man’s land. New York is third in the Metropolitan and are four points clear of fourth place Washington. Below is my NHL prediction for Canucks vs Rangers.
Canucks vs Rangers Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Rangers Moneyline (-217) |
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This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
Why Bet the Rangers:
✅ New York is 9-4 in their last 13 games played.
✅ The Rangers are 10-2 in their last 13 home games.
✅ Vancouver is 4-12 in their last 16 games.
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Team Records
| VAN | Team Records | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 9-4-3 | Overall | 10-4-1 |
| 0-1 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 1-2 | Overtime | 0-1 |
| 3-3-3 | Home | 5-3-1 |
| 6-1-0 | Road | 5-1-0 |
| 3-3-2 | EAS | 8-3-0 |
| 6-1-1 | WES | 2-1-1 |
| 1-1-0 | ATL | 6-2-0 |
| 2-2-2 | MET | 2-1-0 |
| 2-0-0 | CEN | 0-1-1 |
| 4-1-1 | PAC | 2-0-0 |
| 3-0-3 | ≤1 | 3-0-1 |
| 4-4-0 | ≥3 | 7-2-0 |
| 4-2-3 | Oct | 6-2-1 |
| 5-2-0 | Nov | 4-2-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Dec | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| VAN | Team Stats | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Goals For | 55 |
| 49 | Goals Agst | 38 |
| 3 | PP For GM | 2.87 |
| .62 | PP Goals GM | .73 |
| 20.83 | PP% | 25.58 |
| 3.06 | PP Agst GM | 3.33 |
| .50 | PP Agst Goals GM | .40 |
| 83.67 | PK% | 88.00 |
| 8.5 | PIM GM | 9.5 |
| 8.9 | oPIM GM | 9.3 |
Goalies
| S. Martin | I. Shesterkin | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | GP | 9 |
| 27 | GS | 9 |
| 11-15-1 | W-L-T/O | 6-2-1 |
| 107 | Goals Allowed | 20 |
| 3.99 | GAA | 2.22 |
| 830 | Shots Against | 299 |
| .871 | SV% | .933 |
| 0 | SO | 1 |
| 8 | Quality Starts | 7 |
| .296 | QS% | .778 |
| 9 | Bad Starts | 1 |
| 135 | Goals All.% | 66 |
| -27.53 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 10.46 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/22 EDM | Koskinen ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 33 | 31 | .939 |
| 4/28/22 LA | Petersen ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 35 | 33 | .943 |
| 4/26/22 SEA | Daccord ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
| 1/27/22 WPG | Hellebuyck ML N/A | W5-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 34 | 33 | .971 |
| 1/25/22 EDM | Koskinen ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 50 | 47 | .940 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 PIT | Domingue ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 83 | 79 | .952 |
| 4/26/22 CAR | Kochetkov ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 36 | 32 | .889 |
| 4/23/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | L1-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 35 | 32 | .914 |
| 4/19/22 WPG | Comrie ML N/A | W3-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 31 | 31 | 1.000 |
| 4/16/22 DET | Greiss ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 |
Betting Trends
| VAN | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 3.33 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 4.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 5 |
| 4.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
| VAN | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 3.4 | Avg Score | 3.6 |
| 3.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 3.2 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
| 4.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
| VAN | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 3.1 | Avg Score | 3.1 |
| 4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-8-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 3.3 | Avg Score | 3.3 |
| 4.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
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Vancouver Canucks
Last time out, Vancouver visited the New Jersey Devils and left with a 5-4 overtime defeat. The game was tied at one, after one, but the second period is where all of the action happened. New Jersey scored three goals in a 50 second span to take a 4-1 lead, but the Canucks were able to cut into that and make it 4-3 by the end of the period. Vancouver tied it up early in the third, but the Devils got both points with a late OT winner.
Andrei Kuzmenko, Luke Schenn, Curtis Lazar, and Phillip Di Giuseppe all scored on the night. Six Canucks recorded at least one assist in the loss.
The Canucks have been led by Elias Pettersson’s 59 points and Quinn Hughes 40 assists. Andrei Kuzmenko leads the team with 22 goals. Vancouver is scoring 3.32 goals per game and allow 3.94.
New York Rangers
New York hosted the Calgary Flames and won an exciting 5-4 overtime contest. Each team scored on goal in the first period, and New York found themselves leading 3-2 after the second. Calgary took an early third period 4-3 lead, but the Rangers forced overtime with a goal of their own. New York grabbed the extra point with an early OT winner.
Filip Chytil and Mike Zibanejad, who both scored twice, were joined on the scoresheet by Alexis Lafreniere. Six New York players recorded at least one assist in the victory.
Artemi Panarin is having a fantastic season for the Rangers as he leads the way with 40 assists and 52 points. Mika Zibanejad has a team high 24 goals. New York is scoring 3.20 goals per game and allow 2.62.
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