Rangers vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 23

The New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks -- both coming off losses -- will play on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Rangers (-270) versus Sharks (+220) appears lopsided, according to the moneyline odds.

New York suffered a 3-1 defeat at home its last time out on Oct. 20 against the Minnesota Wild. The Rangers got one point apiece out of three skaters, including Mika Zibanejad (one assist) and Will Borgen (one assist).

San Jose lost 4-3 on the road against the New York Islanders in its last game on Oct. 21. Collin Graf's two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing led the Sharks.

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which club will emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey action.

Rangers vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Rangers 4 - Sharks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Rangers vs. Sharks Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Rangers-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Rangers (-270)
• Underdog: Sharks (+220)

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers are 2-2 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• New York is yet to play a game with moneyline odds shorter than -270.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Rangers have an implied probability of 73.0% to win.
• New York and its opponents have scored a combined total of more than 6.5 goals twice this season (in eight games).

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have been an underdog in six games, and failed to win any of them.
• San Jose has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +220.
• The implied probability of a win by the Sharks, based on the moneyline, is 31.2%.
• San Jose has played four games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 16 total goals (two per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Rangers are one of the stingiest squads in league play, allowing 15 total goals (just 1.9 per game) to rank fourth.
• Its goal differential (+1) ranks 14th in the league.
• The three power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season (on 20 power-play chances) rank 25th in the NHL.
• New York is 26th in the league with a 15% power-play conversion rate.
• The Rangers have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• New York has the league's seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (88.24%).
• New York wins the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.6%.
• The Rangers shoot 7% as a team (31st in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose has 16 goals this season (2.7 per game), 28th in the league.
• The Sharks' total of 29 goals allowed (4.8 per game) is 30th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -13, the team is 31st in the league.
• The Sharks have five power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 21 chances.
• San Jose has the NHL's 12th-ranked power-play percentage (23.81%).
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Sharks have one.
• San Jose's has the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (68.42%).
• San Jose is 13th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.2%).
• The Sharks' 10.6% shooting percentage is 17th in the league.