Devils vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 18

The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers -- the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bookmakers see this as a tight game, with the Devils -118 to win on the moneyline, and the Rangers at -102.

New Jersey grabbed a 4-3 victory at home its last time out on March 16 against the Boston Bruins. Jack Hughes' three points (three assists) led the Devils.

New York lost 4-1 at home against the Los Angeles Kings in its most recent game on March 16. Adam Fox (one assist) and Mika Zibanejad (one assist) were among the three Rangers skaters who put up one point each in that outing.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Wednesday's hockey action.

Devils vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Devils 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Rangers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Devils-Rangers matchup.

• Favorite: Devils (-118)
• Underdog: Rangers (-102)

Devils Betting Insights

• In the 40 times this season the Devils have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 21-19 in those games.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -118 or shorter, New Jersey is 19-14 (winning 57.6% of the time).
• The Devils' implied moneyline win probability is 54.1% in this game.
• New Jersey's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 26 times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been listed as an underdog 40 times this season, and won 15, or 37.5%, of those games.
• This season New York has won 15 of its 35 games, or 42.9%, when it's the underdog by at least -102 on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have a 50.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 67 games this season.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey's 176 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 27th in the league.
• The Devils have allowed 204 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 16th in league play in goals against.
• It has the league's 26th-ranked goal differential at -28.
• The 38 power-play goals the Devils have recorded this season (to rank 18th in the NHL) have come on 171 power-play chances.
• New Jersey is 11th in the league with a 22.22% power-play conversion rate.
• The Devils have scored four shorthanded goals this season (21st among NHL teams).
• New Jersey has the league's 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.77%).
• New Jersey wins 50.8% of its faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Devils make 8.8% of their shots (31st in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 187 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 25th in the league.
• The Rangers have given up 209 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 20th in the NHL.
• it has the 23rd-ranked goal differential in the league at -22.
• The Rangers have 41 power-play goals (16th in NHL) on 167 chances.
• New York has the NHL's sixth-best power-play percentage (24.55%).
• This season, the Rangers have four shorthanded goals (21st in NHL).
• At 78.17%, New York has the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 54.3%, New York has the NHL's second-best faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.1%, the Rangers are 15th in the league.