Matching up for the final time this season, the New York Rangers and the Anaheim Ducks meet at the Honda Center for an East-versus-West tilt. MSG Network will showcase the game, which gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 23.
New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks Odds
Anaheim enters the matchup as the substantial favorite with a -170 moneyline. The line for New York sits at +150 and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -110 for the over and -110 on the under.
New York is 24-24 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 48 regular season contests, 26 of its games have gone over the total, while 20 have gone under and just two have pushed. This 2017-18 Rangers team is 7-13 SU on the road.
New York has converted on 19.6 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.1 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, the Broadway Blueshirts have been penalized just 3.6 times per game this season, and 2.6 per game over its last five on the road. The team’s been forced to stave off opponent power plays just 7.4 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .924 save percentage and 29.5 saves per game, Henrik Lundqvist (21-20-4) has been the top option in goal for New York this season. If head coach Alain Vigneault chooses to rest him, however, the team might roll with Ondrej Pavelec (3-8-1 record, .915 save percentage, 2.97 goals against average).
Mats Zuccarello and Pavel Buchnevich will both lead the way for the visiting Rangers. Zuccarello (34 points) has tallied eight goals and 26 assists, and has recorded two or more points six times. Buchnevich has 13 goals and 17 assists to his credit, and has registered at least one point in 23 games.
On the other side of the ice, Anaheim is 22-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 30 of its games have gone under the total, while 17 have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 12-12 SU at home this year.
The Ducks have converted on just 17.1 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.5 percent of all penalties.
Ducks players have been sent to the penalty box 4.6 times per game in total this season, 4.8 per game over their last five contests total, and 4.4 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s had to kill penalties 9.4 minutes per game over their last five home outings.
John Gibson (29.4 saves per game) has been the top net-minder in goal for the Ducks. Gibson has 16 wins, 21 losses, and six overtime losses and has registered a .920 save percentage and 2.67 goals against average this year.
Rickard Rakell (17 goals, 18 assists) will lead the offensive counter for the Ducks.
New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks Betting Predictions
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Trends
Six of Anaheim’s last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 4-2 overall in those games.
The Ducks are 16-13 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Rangers are 11-11 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
Anaheim is 2-5 in games decided by a shootout this season while New York is 3-4 in shootouts.
The over has hit in three of Anaheim’s last five outings.
Anaheim has averaged 14.0 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 10.2 giveaways per game (ranked 21st).
New York is ranked 31st this season with 13.4 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended lower recently, however, as the team’s averaged 9.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 7.2 giveaways over its last five.
The Ducks this season have handed the seventh-most hits in the league (23.7 per game).
