New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction: Can the Rangers Get the Division Crown Tonight?
New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction: Can the Rangers Get the Division Crown Tonight?
The New York Rangers enter tonight's contest trailing the Carolina Hurricanes by two points for the Division crown after the Canes beat the Coyotes last night to gain a two-point lead. The Rangers do have a game in hand, which is tonight. New York is coming off back-to-back 4-0 shutout wins at Philadelphia and home against Detroit, on Saturday. After being benched against the Flyers, Alexis Lafreniere returned to the lineup to score two goals against the Red Wings, getting him going will be an added element to a team that nobody wants to play in the playoffs.
Winnipeg's season is unofficially finished, they are coming off back-to-back losses in Florida, 6-1 to the Panthers on Friday and 7-4 to the Lightning on Saturday. The Jets are ten points out of a playoff spot with six games remaining.
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New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction
At home this season, the Rangers are averaging 3.16 goals per game and have the 10th best Power Play, which is 24%. Kris Krieder leads the way with 25 Power Play goals this season, with 13 coming at MSG. The Rangers are 16th in five on five scoring at home this season so they do like to pump in the Power Play goals and they have a fine matchup tonight. Winnipeg has the 10th worst road Penalty Kill, at 76.6%.
The Jets have also taken the seventh most road Penalty Minutes in the league, so New York should have ample Power Play opportunities in the game. The Jets are allowing 3.36 goals per game on the road this season and the ninth most Five on Five goals.
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This is the second meeting of the season with New York picking up a 4-1 win, at Winnipeg, in early March. I like the Rangers to light the lamp early and often tonight as they have their sights set on the Metropolitan Division crown.
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