Blue Jackets vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 17

The Columbus Blue Jackets (2-3) host the New York Rangers (6-3) on Saturday, Oct. 17, with both coming off a defeat. The Rangers are underdogs on the road, at +114, and the Blue Jackets are -135.

Columbus' last game was a 7-3 home loss to the Florida Panthers on Oct. 13. Damon Severson had two points (two assists) for the Blue Jackets.

New York played on the road its last time out on Oct. 15, and lost 7-1 against the New Jersey Devils. Dylan Garand saved nine Devils shots in that matchup while allowing four goals.

Here is our prediction for who will clinch the victory in Saturday's matchup.

Blue Jackets vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Rangers Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-135)
• Underdog: Rangers (+114)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been a moneyline favorite two times this season (they went 1-1 in those games).
• Columbus has not played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Blue Jackets' implied win probability is 57.4%.
• Columbus and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in three of five games this season.

Rangers Betting Insights

• This season the Rangers have won three of the five games in which they've been an underdog.
• New York has a record of 2-1 when it's been set as an underdog of +114 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Rangers.
• New York has played three games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 15 total goals (3.0 per game) make it the 28th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have allowed 21 total goals (4.2 per game), the 10th-fewest in NHL play.
• Its -6 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• The two power-play goals the Blue Jackets have put up this season rank 29th in the NHL (on 12 power-play chances).
• Columbus ranks 21st in the league with a 16.67% power-play conversion rate.
• Columbus has the league's 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (61.11%).
• Columbus has the best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 57.6%.
• The Blue Jackets have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 21st in the league.

Rangers Key Stats

• With 28 goals (3.1 per game), New York has the league's eighth-best offense.
• The Rangers have one of the top defenses in the league, conceding 21 total goals (just 2.3 per game), 10th in the league.
• With a goal differential of +7, the team is eighth-best in the league in that category.
• With six power-play goals (on 27 chances), the Rangers are ninth-best in the NHL.
• New York scores on 22.22% of its power plays, No. 11 in the NHL.
• This season, the Rangers have one shorthanded goal (eighth in league).
• At 92.86%, New York has the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 54.6%, New York has the league's third-best faceoff win percentage.
• The Rangers' 13.7% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.