Blue Jackets vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 19

The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers are coming off a victory and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at Nationwide Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The Rangers are underdogs on the road, at +180, and the Blue Jackets are -218.

Columbus secured a 5-1 victory at home its last time out on March 17 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Charlie Coyle led the Blue Jackets with four points (one goal and three assists).

New York's most recent game was a home loss, 6-3, to the New Jersey Devils on March 18. The Rangers got one point apiece out of seven players in that outing, including Conor Sheary (one goal) and Mika Zibanejad (one goal).

Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which club we think will emerge with the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

Blue Jackets vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Rangers 4 - Blue Jackets 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Rangers Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Rangers matchup.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-218)
• Underdog: Rangers (+180)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets are 19-7 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Columbus is yet to play with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Blue Jackets have a 68.6% chance to win.
• Columbus and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 31 of 67 games this season.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been an underdog in 41 games this season, and won 15 (36.6%).
• New York has played as an underdog of +180 or more one time this season and lost that game.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 27 of 68 games this season.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus ranks 17th in the NHL with 211 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• Defensively, the Blue Jackets are allowing 208 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in league action.
• Its goal differential (+3) ranks 16th in the league.
• The 34 power-play goals the Blue Jackets have scored this season (on 163 power-play chances) rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Columbus' 20.86% power-play conversion rate ranks 15th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have capitalized with five shorthanded goals this season (13th among NHL teams).
• Columbus kills 77.96% of opponent power plays, the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Columbus wins 50.7% of its faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets shoot 10.6% as a team (22nd in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York has 190 goals this season (2.8 per game), 24th in the league.
• The Rangers have allowed 215 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 23rd in the NHL.
• Its -25 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• The Rangers have 41 power-play goals (on 169 chances), 16th in the NHL.
• New York has the league's sixth-best power-play percentage (24.26%).
• This season, the Rangers have four shorthanded goals (21st in league).
• At 77.61%, New York has the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York is third in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54.2%).
• The Rangers' 11.2% shooting percentage is 14th in the league.