Rangers vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 10

The New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks -- both coming off losses in their last game -- will face each other on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET, at United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +120, and the Rangers are -142.

New York was handed a 3-2 overtime defeat at home its last time out on Dec. 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Mika Zibanejad (one goal and one assist) and Alexis Lafreniere (one goal and one assist) each had two points for the Rangers.

Chicago lost 7-1 on the road against the Anaheim Ducks in its last game on Dec. 7. The Blackhawks got one point apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Artyom Levshunov (one assist) and Connor Bedard (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here is a glimpse at which squad we think will bring home the victory in Wednesday's action on the ice.

Rangers vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Blackhawks 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.92 goals)
  

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Rangers vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Rangers-Blackhawks matchup.

• Favorite: Rangers (-142)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+120)

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in eight of their 15 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (53.3%).
• New York is 5-5 (winning 50.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter.
• The Rangers' implied moneyline win probability is 58.7% in this contest.
• In 11 of 31 matches this season, New York and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• The Blackhawks have been made an underdog 28 times this season, and won 12, or 42.9%, of those games.
• Chicago is 8-13 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline in this matchup implies a 45.5% chance of victory for the Blackhawks.
• Chicago has played 15 games this season that ended with more than 5.5 goals.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 82 total goals (2.6 per game) make it the 25th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Rangers have given up 81 total goals (2.6 per game), the 10th-fewest in league play.
• It has the league's 16th-ranked goal differential at +1.
• The 13 power-play goals the Rangers have scored this season (to rank 28th in the NHL) have come on 69 power-play chances.
• New York is 17th in the league with an 18.84% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank 13th among NHL squads.
• New York's 80.23% penalty-kill success rate ranks 20th in the league.
• New York wins the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.6%.
• The Rangers have a 10.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.

Blackhawks Key Stats

• With 86 goals (3.0 per game), Chicago has the league's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Blackhawks have conceded 89 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 15th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -3, the team is 19th in the league.
• With 20 power-play goals (on 87 chances), the Blackhawks are 11th in the NHL.
• Chicago's power-play percentage (22.99) puts the team ninth in the league.
• This season, the Blackhawks have one shorthanded goal (21st in NHL).
• At 83.33%, Chicago has the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Chicago wins 46.9% of faceoffs, 28th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.7%, the Blackhawks are fifth in the league.