Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/26/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, January 26, 2024

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  VGK +130, NYR -150; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  VGK +130, NYR -150; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  VGK +130, NYR -150; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  28-14-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

New York Rangers:  29-15-3 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  6-3-1 last 10

New York Rangers:  3-5-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 62 points, a 28-14-6 record overall, and they are 10-9-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the New York Islanders in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Ivan Barbashev, Nicolas Roy, and Sheldon Rempal each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Alex Pietrangelo led the team in assists with 2 while Ivan Barbashev led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 42 shots with 40 saves and a .952 save percentage. Their offense has scored 156 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 131 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Rangers are entering this game with 61 points, a 29-15-3 record overall, and they are 15-6-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the San Jose Sharks in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2 in overtime. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Adam Fox, Alexis Lafrenière, K'Andre Miller, and Vincent Trocheck each led the team in assists with 1 while Artemi Panarin led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 22 shots with 19 saves and a .864 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 152 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 135 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Golden Knights have looked good in their games this season with their 28-14-6 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. They haven't looked great in their road games this year with their 10-9-4 road record but they are finally starting to get over the slump they were in the last month and they are starting to play a lot better in their games lately. Meanwhile, the Rangers have also looked really good in their games this season with their 29-15-3 record overall which has them leading their division in the East. They have also looked great on home ice this year with their 15-6-0 home record. The Rangers will be looking to bounce back in this game after losing to the Sharks in OT in their last game, but the Rangers haven't been at their best lately. They are only 3-5-2 in their last 10 games and have hit a bit of a slump of their own now. The Golden Knights have been slumping over the last month as they haven't been at their best, but now they are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games and are playing a lot better on this road trip. They just won a tight game against the Islanders in their last game and they are going to carry over this new found momentum as they look to get back in 1st in their division. The Golden Knights are entering this game as the hotter team right now and they can take advantage of the Rangers in this slump. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game. 

Golden Knights Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, January 26, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is VGK 4 NYR 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 4-7 (-8.3 units) on the moneyline after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game. 7-11 (-8.9 units) on the moneyline after a non-conference game. 32-23 OVER after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game. 33-25 OVER after playing 2 consecutive road games.

New York Rangers: 139-96 (+9.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 53-34 (+11.8 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 8-2 OVER revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more. 22-13 OVER revenging a road blowout loss versus opponent by 4 goals or more. 

Vegas Golden Knights:  M. Amadio (RW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. W. Karlsson (C) Mid Feb - Lower Body. S. Theodore (D) Mid Feb - Upper Body. J. Eichel (C) Late Feb - Knee. T. Bjornfot (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. B. Hutton (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

New York Rangers:  F. Chytil (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body.

“We certainly weren’t perfect. I thought we competed harder to keep the puck out of our net and that was basically the ask after yesterday.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Islanders in their game on Tuesday.

“We made mistakes in the third period and it cost us. They were able to tie it up and push it to overtime. That’s disappointing, just from that standpoint. We were in a position to win the game going into the third and we didn’t get it done.” - Peter Laviolette after his team’s loss against the Sharks in their game on Tuesday.

LW Dorofeyev, Pavel

C Stephenson, Chandler

RW Stone, Mark

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

LW Panarin, Artemi

C Trocheck, Vincent

RW Lafrenière, Alexis

LD Miller, K'Andre

RD Trouba, Jacob

G Shesterkin, Igor

Points: M. Stone (49)

Goals: J. Marchessault (22)

Assists: M. Stone (34)

GAA: A. Hill (1.93)

Points: A. Panarin (63)

Goals: A. Panarin (29)

Assists: A. Panarin (34)

GAA: J. Quick (2.46)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)

New York Rangers: Peter Laviolette (1st season)