Devils at Rangers NHL Betting Odds
Hudson River Rivalry Resumes on Monday
Devils at Rangers NHL Betting Odds
The New York Rangers look to sharpen their skills before the NHL Playoffs, but first must take on their hated rivals from across the Hudson River, the New Jersey Devils. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this big Metropolitan Division rivalry showdown between the Devils at Rangers NHL Betting Odds matchup preview for Monday night in Manhattan.
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers 
Points: (31-29-4, 66 points) at (41-18-4, 86 points)
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Location: Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York, New York
Unholy Times in Newark
The New Jersey Devils head across the Hudson River on Monday night to take on the New York Rangers, starting a four-game road trip with 17 games left in their regular season. Interim coach Travis Green, who took over last Tuesday after the firing of Lindy Ruff, is now 1-2 as the head boss in charge, and it’s pretty clear to see that a full coaching staff change will take place in Newark after this season ends.
The Devils suffered their fifth loss in their last seven games on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-2 final. Goalie Nico Daws is now the de facto starter for the club after trades saw Vitek Vanecek get dealt to the San Jose Sharks for Kaapo Kahkonen and veteran Jake Allen comes over from the Montreal Canadiens in a separate deal, which keeps Akira Schmid in AHL with the Utica Devils.
Blueshirts Bopping Along in Metro
The New York Rangers are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, as they trail the Florida Panthers (92 points) by six points with two fewer games played and the Boston Bruins (91 points) by five points in the race for the President’s Trophy, awarded to the team with the most points in the NHL Scores Today Regular Season, which also includes the Vancouver Canucks, who currently have the most points in the Western Conference with 91.
The Blueshirts picked up a big two points at home on Saturday night, thanks largely in part to a 26-save shutout masterpiece delivered by goaltender Igor Shesterkin.
The 28-year old former Vezina Trophy winner notched his 27th victory of the year, his second shutout of the season and 13th shutout of his career in a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
New York has won 12 of their last 15 games overall and will look to carry the momentum of Saturday night’s win into this rivalry showdown at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The Rangers have won both Regular Season meetings this year, after the Devils came back from a 2-0 series deficit to eliminate New York in the First round of the NHL Playoffs last Spring.
Devils at Rangers Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting New York Rangers NHL Odds betting odds to win as short favorites against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Monday night priced in the range around -130 to -135. New York has won 12 of their last 15 games overall, including seven of their last eight games at home. New Jersey has lost six of their last eight road games and four of their last five contests overall.
Concluding the Devils at Rangers NHL Odds Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -120.
The Rangers have cashed Under the total in six of their last eight games overall, and in head-to-head battle with New Jersey, the Under has hit in five of their last seven meetings overall.
At Madison Square Garden, Overs have been the trend with these two clubs, as nine of the last thirteen matchups at the World’s Most Famous Arena have gone Over the NHL Scores Today betting total. Remember, Make sure to check out all the updated New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers team stats, recent news and betting tips right here at Point Spreads.
