New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers Prediction, December 2nd, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/point distribution: Devil (-145) Ranger (+125)

The New Jersey Devils (15-8-2) travel to Madison Square Garden on Monday to face the New York Rangers (12-8-1). The moneyline for this game is -145 for the Devils and +125 for the Rangers. The total is 6.5.

The New Jersey Devils will be hoping for better times on the ice after their 3-0 loss to the Blues in their last game. The Devils had a subpar offensive performance in the loss. They were unable to convert any of their 31 shots while on the ice. Additionally, they had three power play attempts but failed to score. New Jersey compiled 8 penalty minutes for this contest.

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At even strength, the Devils let their opponents score 54 goals while they scored 61 themselves. The New Jersey Devils’ opponents had 70 power play opportunities (13th in professional ice hockey) and scored 11 goals. When it comes to scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have scored 84 goals (5th in hockey) and given up 65 this year. New Jersey has fired 762 shots and maintains a shooting percentage of 11.0%. For the current season, they have scored 32 points and their points percentage is .640. The Devils have had 668 shots taken against them so far and have a save percentage of .903. New Jersey takes the ice with 76 power play chances and has scored 23 goals from those chances, a rate of 30.26%.

The player in the goal crease for this game is Jacob Markstrom. The opponent has scored 1,308 goals against Markstrom in his professional career and his goals average is 2.81. Markstrom started in goal in 502 games during his NHL career. His save percentage is currently .909 for his 27,896 minutes played. He has a record of 225-202-58 and has started in 485 games. In his professional hockey career, Markstrom has made 255 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .526. Markstrom had 14,342 shots against him and recorded 13,034 total saves.

The last time they took the ice, New York faced the Hurricanes in a game in which the Rangers lost 4-3. They had two power play opportunities in this game but were unable to put either of them on net. The Rangers scored three goals of the 22 shots on goal they pursued.

The Rangers have scored 59 goals at even strength and 11 goals (24th in professional hockey) on the power play. New York has attempted 635 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.02%, while the other team has allowed 694 shots. For the year, the New York Rangers posted 70 goals, 25 points and a points percentage of .595. They allowed 59 goals, 50 of which were evenly matched and 9 goals when they were shorthanded. They created 54 chances on the power play and have a power play percentage of 20.37%. In the other teams’ 69 power play chances, they have a penalty kill rate of 86.96% and their save rate is 91.5%.

On the other side of the rink you will find Igor Shesterkin between the pipes. He has recorded 6,325 stops out of 6,874 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .920. Shesterkin has a career record of 143-66-18 and has appeared in 229 games. He started in 224 games and logged 12,466 minutes. Shesterkin’s quality start rate is 64.3% and he has accumulated 144 quality starts in his professional hockey career. Opponents average 2.64 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 549 goals.

Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh’s Pick: Take New York (+125)

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