The New York Rangers are home favorites at the sportsbooks again for Wednesday night as they play host to the New Jersey Devils in the second game of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final.
The Rangers paid off on the NHL lines and took a 1-0 lead in the series with a 3-0 shutout win in Game 1 of the set on Monday night. Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves for New York in that contest.
New York will face the 48-28-6 Devils. In totals betting, the Rangers are 32-31-19 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Devils are 37-34-11 favoring the OVER.
View New Jersey vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Devils were listed as +130 underdogs on the hockey moneyline at many online sportsbooks including British giant Sportsbook. The total was set at 4.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Rangers at No. 7 and the Devils at No. 8 heading into this contest.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits New York's No. 13-ranked offense, averaging 2.8 goals per game, against a Devils defense that ranks No. 8 at 2.5 goals allowed. The Rangers power play is averaging 15.7% while the Devils defense kills off 89.6% of their penalties.
The Devils were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing NY Rangers are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 5-5
After a win are 3-7
A few Devils at Rangers trends to consider:
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games at home
NY Rangers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games
Next up:
New Jersey home to NY Rangers, Saturday, May 19
