Rangers vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 11

The New York Rangers (4-2) host the Vancouver Canucks (2-4) on Sunday, Oct. 11, with both coming off a defeat in their last game. Rangers (-265) versus Canucks (+215) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

New York fell 3-1 on the road in its last game on Oct. 9 against the Washington Capitals. Pavel Dorofeyev (one assist) and Jonathan Tanner Miller (one assist) were among the three Rangers players who collected one point each.

Vancouver lost 4-1 on the road against the New Jersey Devils in its most recent game on Oct. 10. The Canucks got one point apiece out of three skaters in that outing, including Jake DeBrusk (one assist) and Linus Karlsson (one goal).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Sunday's hockey action.

Rangers vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Rangers 5 - Canucks 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Rangers vs. Canucks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Rangers-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Rangers (-265)
• Underdog: Canucks (+215)

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been listed as a moneyline favorite two times this season (they went 2-0 in those games).
• New York is yet to play a game with moneyline odds shorter than -265.
• The Rangers have a 72.6% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Only one of New York's six games has finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been an underdog in five games this season, and won one (20.0%).
• Vancouver has entered four games this season as the underdog by +215 or more and is 1-3 in those contests.
• The Canucks have a 31.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Vancouver has played three games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York ranks 12th in the NHL with 17 goals scored (2.8 per game).
• The Rangers have allowed 11 total goals (just 1.8 per game), ranking fourth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's eighth-best goal differential at +6.
• The four power-play goals the Rangers have scored this season are eighth-best in the NHL (on 17 power-play chances).
• New York ranks 11th in the league with a 23.53% power-play conversion rate.
• New York has the league's seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (89.47%).
• New York wins the ninth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.5%.
• The Rangers connect on 12.3% of their shots (10th in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver is fourth in the league in scoring (22 goals, 3.7 per game).
• The Canucks have allowed 29 total goals this season (4.8 per game), 32nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -7, the team is 27th in the league.
• The Canucks have four power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 20 chances.
• Vancouver's power-play percentage (20.00) ranks the team 16th in the league.
• This season, the Canucks have one shorthanded goal (fifth in NHL).
• At 52.17%, Vancouver has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vancouver wins 49.5% of faceoffs, 19th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 16.7% shooting percentage of the Canucks is second in the league.