Rangers vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 15

The New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks are coming off a victory and a defeat, respectively, heading into their meeting at Madison Square Garden on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. The bookmakers see this as a tight one, with the Rangers -120 to win on the moneyline, and the Ducks at +100.

New York grabbed a 5-4 victory at home its last time out on Dec. 13 against the Montreal Canadiens. Will Cuylle (one goal and one assist) and Matthew Robertson (two assists) were among the five Rangers skaters who put up two points each.

Anaheim played on the road its last time out on Dec. 13, and fell 4-1 against the New Jersey Devils. The Ducks got one point each out of Leo Carlsson (one assist) and Troy Terry (one goal).

Here is our pick for who will claim the victory in Monday's matchup.

Rangers vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Ducks 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
  

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Rangers vs. Ducks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Rangers-Ducks game.

• Favorite: Rangers (-120)
• Underdog: Ducks (+100)

Rangers Betting Insights

• In the 17 times this season the Rangers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 9-8 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter, New York has put together a 7-8 record (winning 46.7% of its games).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Rangers have an implied probability of 54.5% to win.
• New York and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in nine of 33 games this season.

Ducks Betting Insights

• This season the Ducks have been an underdog 24 times, and won 14, or 58.3%, of those games.
• Anaheim has a record of 11-7 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +100 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 50.0% chance of victory for the Ducks.
• Anaheim has played 20 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York ranks 25th in the NHL with 87 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• The Rangers have conceded 88 total goals (2.7 per game), ranking ninth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (-1) ranks 17th in the league.
• The 15 power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season (on 74 power-play chances) rank 24th in the NHL.
• New York ranks 14th in the league with a 20.27% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank 13th among NHL teams.
• New York kills 81.11% of opponent power plays, the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York wins the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54%.
• The Rangers have a 10.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 24th in the league.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 110 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank second in the league.
• The Ducks have conceded 107 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 23rd in the NHL.
• Its +3 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• The Ducks have 19 power-play goals (on 106 chances), 15th in the NHL.
• Anaheim's power-play percentage (17.92) ranks the team 21st in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Ducks have five.
• Anaheim's has the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75%).
• Anaheim is 30th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.2%).
• The Ducks' 11.1% shooting percentage is 13th in the league.