The slumping New York Rangers will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the New Jersey Devils invade Madison Square Garden on Monday.
But the Rangers are struggling and the Devils still hungry for a higher playoff seed, so they are attracting betting interest as +130 underdogs.
Of note, the UNDER is 5-1-1 the past seven meetings between these Atlantic Division rivals at MSG.
New York's struggling power play (second worst in the NHL) will face the 41-26-5 Devils. In totals betting, the Rangers are 27-29-15 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Devils are 32-30-10 favoring the OVER.
View New Jersey vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Devils opened as underdogs of +150 at most sportsbooks at Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5, depending on the book.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rangers, most recently No. 7 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Devils, who rate a No. 8 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 12-ranked offense (2.7 goals per game) against a Devils defense that ranks No. 11 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Rangers Sportsbook has clicked at a 14.2% rate while the Devils have a 89.4% rate on the penalty kill.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 5-2 loser as they battled the Penguins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Penguins at -122 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Avalanche at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at +152 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 5-5-1
After a loss are 6-4
A few Devils at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New Jersey is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Next up:
New Jersey at Ottawa, Tuesday, March 20
NY Rangers home to Detroit, Wednesday, March 21
