New Jersey Devils vsNew York Rangers Prediction
The New Jersey Devils are slight 51.4 percent favorites over the New York Rangers. The Devils are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +3 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 32 shots on goal vs 29 shots for the Rangers. The Rangers goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.2% compared to the Devils goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.4%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: M. Blackwood 26, Igor Shesterkin 29 SHOTS: Jack Hughes 4, Mika Zibanejad 3.8 GOALS: Nico Hischier 0.44, Chris Kreider 0.6 PTS: Jack Hughes has a 56% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Artemi Panarin has a 58% chance of 1+PTs