New York Rangers Vs. New Jersey Devils Odds, Picks, and Predictions (3/22/22)

By Scott Steinberg | Mar 21, 2022, 8:38pm

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On Sunday, Alexander Georgiev made a season high 44 saves on the road as the Rangers beat the Hurricanes, 2-0. Frank Vatrano scored an empty net goal late in the third period, scoring his first point for the Blueshirts since being acquired on Wednesday. New York has won four out of five games. The Rangers are 40-18-5 with 85 points, second in the Metropolitan Division. The Devils lost on the road in Edmonton to the Oilers, 6-3 on Saturday. Jesper Bratt had three points (two goals and an assist) and Nico Hischier scored his 17^th goal of the season for New Jersey in the loss. The Devils have lost three in a row and four of their last five. New Jersey is 22-35-5 with 49 points, eighth in the Metropolitan Division.

New York Rangers Vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Odds

The Rangers are 8-0 in their last eight meetings with the Devils. Under is 9-0 in New York’s last nine games vs. Eastern Conference clubs. The Rangers are 0-4 in their last four contests when their opponent allows five goals or more in their previous game. New York is 4-0 in their last four games in the fourth contests of four games in six days situation. The Rangers are +1800 to win their first Stanley Cup since 1994. New Jersey is 2-9 in their last 11 games vs. Eastern Conference foes. Over is 5-0 in the Devils last five games following a loss of three or more goals. New Jersey is 4-1 in their last five home games. The home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings between the Rangers and Devils.

New York Rangers Odds

Chris Kreider is tied with Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl for second in the NHL in goals with 41. Toronto’s Auston Matthews leads the NHL in goals with 46. Kreider has 56 points in 63 games this campaign. He has 402 career points in his NHL career (218 goals and 184 assists). New York’s number 20 leads the NHL in power play goals with 21. The 10-year veteran, Kreider is +5000 to win the 2021-22 Hart Trophy. Artemi Panarin leads New York in points this season with 72 (16 goals and 56 assists). Playing his third season with the Rangers, he has 225 points in 169 games in a New York uniform. He has 31 points on the power play (five goals and 26 assists) and ranks second on the club with five game winning goals. Mika Zibanejad leads the team in plus/minus at +19 and second on the team in scoring with 63 points (25 goals and 39 assists). The center in his 11^th season, has three goals and two assists in his last five games. He has 13 power play goals (tied for third in the NHL) and 24 points overall on the power play. Ryan Strome has 43 points in 59 games (14 goals and 29 assists). He’s scored four game winning goals and has 12 points on the power play in 2021-22. Barclay Goodrow in his first season with New York has 24 points on the campaign. The two-time Stanley Cup winner is a +10 while averaging 16:59 of ice time. Ryan Reaves leads the club in hits with 231 and while adding 10 points this season.

Adam Fox is tied for third in points among defensemen in the NHL this season with 62; he’s second overall in assists by defensemen this season with 53. The second-year player is a +7 and ranks third on the team in blocked shots with 115. He’s averaging a team leading 24:12 of ice time per game. Fox is +1800 to win his second consecutive Norris Trophy. Jacob Trouba leads the team in blocked shots with 140 and second on the club in hits with 170. He’s second in plus/minus on the club at +17 and averaging 22:29 of ice time per game for New York. Trouba has 32 points on the season (10 goals and 22 assists). Ryan Lindgren has played in 60 games and is second on the team in blocked shots with 121. He’s a +13, while averaging 20:14 of ice time per game. On the offensive end, the fourth-year defenseman has chipped in 11 points.

Igor Shesterkin has been one of the most impactful players in 2021-22. He’s 30-8-3 with a .938 save percentage (first in the league) and a 2.05 GAA (first in the NHL). Shesterkin is currently the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy at -450 and listed as second to win the Hart Trophy at +300. The last two goalies to win the Vezina Trophy and Hart Trophy in the same season are Montreal Canadiens, Jose Theodore in 2001-02 and Carey Price in the 2014-15 campaign. Alexander Georgiev has started 21 contest this season for the Rangers. He’s 9-9-2 with a .899 save percentage and a GAA of 2.99; he had his first shutout of the season on Sunday against the Hurricanes.

New Jersey Devils Odds

Jesper Bratt leads the Devils in scoring with 60 points (21 goals and 39 assists). The 23-year-old winger leads New Jersey with six game winning goals this campaign. Bratt has 16 points on the power play in 2021-22. Jack Hughes is second on the team in scoring with 47 points in 42 games (19 goals and 28 assists). The number one pick in the 2019 draft has scored 12 points on the power play (four goals and eight assists). Hughes is averaging 19:30 of ice time per game and has scored two game winning goals this year. New Jersey captain, Nico Hischier has scored 42 points on the season (17 goals and 25 assists). He has tallied 10 points on the power play (four goals and six assists) while averaging 18:52 of ice time per game. Dawson Mercer the Devils first round pick in 2020 (18^th overall), has 35 points in 62 games in his rookie season. He has scored two game winning goals and added five points on the power play. Mercer is +4000 to win the 2021-22 Calder Trophy.

Damon Severson is the Devils leading scorer among defensemen with 33 points (eight goals and 25 assists). He’s third on the team in blocked shots with 72 and has delivered 63 hits on the campaign. Prized free-agent Dougie Hamilton, who has missed time due to injury has 25 points in 42 games (nine goals and 16 assists). He’s blocked 67 shots and averaging 21:10 of ice time per game. Ryan Graves leads New Jersey in blocked shots with 106 in 2021-22. Graves is averaging 20:45 of ice time per game and 24 points on the year (five goals and 19 assists). P.K. Subban has 19 points on the season and averaging 18:51 of ice time per game. Subban has blocked 70 shots and recorded 55 hits this season.

The Devils have started six different goalies this season, Mackenzie Blackwood, Nico Daws, Jonathan Bernier, Jon Gillies, Scott Wedgewood, and Akira Schmid. New Jersey is in desperate need of true number one goaltender they can rely on. Mackenzie Blackwood has started the most games in net for the Devils this season (22). On the season he’s 9-9-3 with a .894 save percentage and a 3.29 GAA. Blackwood is currently on injured reserve since late January due to a left heel injury. Nico Daws has started most games over the past few weeks. Daws is 6-6-0 with a .902 save percentage and a 2.99 GAA. Jon Gillies has also seen time in New Jersey’s net with a record of 3-10-0 while registering a 3.80 GAA in 2021-22.

New York Rangers Vs. New Jersey Devils Picks & Prediction

New York is scoring 2.9 goals per game, 18^th in the league and taking 28.6 shots per game, 31^st overall. The visiting New Yorkers have four players in their lineup that have scored over 50 points in 2021-22. The

Rangers are 5-0 in the last five meetings in New Jersey with the Devils.

Defensively the Rangers are allowing 2.5 goals per game, ranked third overall and 32.2 shots per game, 22^nd in the league. New Jersey is scoring three goals per game, ranking them 16^th in the NHL and attempting 32.1 shots per game, 14^th overall. The home team, Devils have nine players in their lineup that have scored at 10 goals this campaign. On the defensive side, the Devils are allowing 3.6 goals per game which is 29^th in the NHL and yielding 31.1 shots a game, 13^th overall. I like the visiting Rangers to win this game and get their 21st road victory of the season. New York will win by over 1.5 goals and the teams will combine for over six goals scored in this contest.

Scott Steinberg

Scott has been a sports fan since he received a New York Mets jacket as a toddler. He’s been playing fantasy baseball and football for over 20 years, dating back to Frank Thomas being one of his first fantasy baseball picks. As a professional, he has covered the NFL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB and is looked to as the go-to guy for fantasy sports amongst family, friends, and co-workers.