New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/18/26

The New Jersey Devils will face the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Both teams have had difficult seasons and will most likely not be making the playoffs. The Devils come into this one winning 6 of their last 8 games. The Devils have also been scoring well with 4+ goals in 6 of their last 7. This is shocking considering they are averaging 2.63 goals per game, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. While they statistically haven’t scored many goals, they do have the 5th-most shots on target in the NHL. This makes sense considering the impressive improvement recently. All considered, the Devils will be relying on offensive production again today.

The Rangers are last in the Eastern Conference even though they have won 4 of their last 5 games. On the season, they are only averaging 2.79 goals per game and 25.2 shots per game. This minimal offensive production has made it difficult for their goaltenders. This is even more prominent when we consider that they allow 29.1 shots on goal per game. Overall, I suspect the Devils’ offense will keep producing against a struggling Rangers squad. I am taking the Devils on the money line.

Devils vs Rangers prediction: New Jersey ML (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.