A fun intra-conference battle is set for Friday night when the Vegas Golden Knights (61 points) visit the New York Rangers (60 points). Vegas has struggled of late and are now tied for first in the Pacific division with the Seattle Kraken. New York is third in the Metropolitan and are in a three-way battle for that final automatic playoff berth. Below is my NHL prediction for Golden Knights vs Rangers.
Golden Knights vs Rangers Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Rangers Moneyline (-161) |
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This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, January 27, 2023.
Why Bet the Rangers:
✅ New York is 13-7 in their last 20 games played.
✅ The Rangers are 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
✅ Vegas is 1-5 in their last six games overall.
NHL
Vegas Golden Knights
New York Rangers
Team Records
| VEG | Team Records | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 20-8-3 | Overall | 15-15-1 |
| 1-1 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 2-2 | Overtime | 0-1 |
| 11-3-0 | Home | 7-8-1 |
| 9-5-3 | Road | 8-7-0 |
| 4-5-1 | EAS | 11-6-0 |
| 16-3-2 | WES | 4-9-1 |
| 3-2-1 | ATL | 8-2-0 |
| 1-3-0 | MET | 3-4-0 |
| 8-1-1 | CEN | 0-5-1 |
| 8-2-1 | PAC | 4-4-0 |
| 10-1-3 | ≤1 | 6-4-1 |
| 6-6-0 | ≥3 | 7-6-0 |
| 7-3-1 | Oct | 6-2-1 |
| 8-4-2 | Nov | 7-7-0 |
| 5-1-0 | Dec | 2-6-0 |
| 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
| VEG | Team Stats | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | Goals For | 92 |
| 91 | Goals Agst | 93 |
| 2.45 | PP For GM | 2.58 |
| .68 | PP Goals GM | .55 |
| 27.63 | PP% | 21.25 |
| 2 | PP Agst GM | 3 |
| .42 | PP Agst Goals GM | .39 |
| 79.03 | PK% | 87.10 |
| 5.5 | PIM GM | 8.5 |
| 6.0 | oPIM GM | 8.1 |
Goalies
| A. Hill | J. Halak | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GP | 20 |
| 7 | GS | 19 |
| 5-2-0 | W-L-T/O | 8-8-3 |
| 22 | Goals Allowed | 54 |
| 3.15 | GAA | 2.81 |
| 175 | Shots Against | 547 |
| .874 | SV% | .901 |
| 1 | SO | 0 |
| 1 | Quality Starts | 12 |
| .143 | QS% | .632 |
| 3 | Bad Starts | 3 |
| 123 | Goals All.% | 104 |
| -4.17 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -1.87 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/12/22 LA | Petersen ML N/A | W5-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 29 | 29 | 1.000 |
| 1/22/22 TB | Elliott ML N/A | L1-7 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 13 | 9 | .692 |
| 1/20/22 SEA | Grubauer ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 17 | 14 | .824 |
| 1/15/22 PIT | Domingue ML N/A | L1-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 27 | 25 | .926 |
| 1/13/22 NYR | Shesterkin ML N/A | L0-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 30 | 28 | .933 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19/22 OTT | Gustavsson ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.000 |
| 4/7/22 ARI | Sateri ML N/A | W5-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 28 | 27 | .964 |
| 3/28/22 STL | Husso ML N/A | L1-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 28 | 25 | .893 |
| 3/23/22 COL | Kuemper ML N/A | W3-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 33 | 32 | .970 |
| 3/19/22 CGY | Vladar ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 29 | 25 | .862 |
Betting Trends
| VEG | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
| VEG | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 2.2 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 2.8 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
| VEG | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 2.7 | Avg Score | 3.1 |
| 3.1 | Avg Opp Score | 2.3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 3.1 | Avg Score | 3.1 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.5 |
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Vegas Golden Knights
Last time out, Vegas visited the New Jersey Devils and lost 3-2 in overtime. The Devils led 1-0 after the first, but the Golden Knights reacted nicely and took a 2-1 advantage into the second intermission. New Jersey sent the game to overtime with a late third period goal and then won it with just over a minute left in OT.
Ben Hutton and William Karlsson scored for Vegas. Four Golden Knights recorded at least one assist in the defeat.
Chandler Stephenson is having a nice season as he leads the team with 32 assists and 43 points. Reilly Smith has scored a team high 18 goals. Vegas is scoring 3.19 goals per game and allow 2.88.
New York Rangers
New York took a trip up North and left with a 3-2 overtime loss at Toronto. The Maple Leafs scored early in the first and maintained that advantage the rest of the period. New York scored two goals in the second to lead going into the third, but the Leafs scored late to send the game into overtime. Just 19 seconds into OT Toronto scored the game winner for both points.
Filip Chytil scored both goals for New York on the night. Two Rangers recorded one assist in the loss.
Artemi Panarin is having a fantastic season for the Rangers as he leads the way with 38 assists and 50 points. Mika Zibanejad has a team high 22 goals. New York is scoring 3.18 goals per game and allow 2.71.
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