New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils 4/20/2023 Picks

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East 1st Round – Game 2, NYR lead series 1-0

The New York Rangers will go against the New Jersey Devils in East 1st Round – Game 2 action in Prudential Center, NJ, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 7:30 PM ET.

With their offensive coming up and overwhelming the Devils, the Rangers displayed tremendous play on both sides of the ice, winning handily with five goals.

The top line of Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin, and Vladimir Tarasenko led the way with three goals and two assists, but the entire attack performed admirably.

Defensemen Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren contributed a goal and four assists from the point while Filip Chytil, Patrick Kane, and Kaapo Kakko teamed for a goal and three assists to get the offense going.

In Game One, the Rangers’ offense took the lead, but the defense also played well, conceding just one goal.

Fox and Lindgren dominated the top pairing with a collective 39:52 of ice time and seven blocked shots, but the remainder of the unit also contributed with K’Andre Miller, Jacob Trouba, and Braden Schneider creating disruptions in the neutral zone and defensive zone while restricting shots on goal.

Igor Shesterkin, the goalie, performed admirably, stopping 27 of the 28 shots and only surrendering a goal on a penalty shot.

The total went UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers’ last 5 matches.
The NY Rangers are 13-7 SU in their last 20 matches.
The NY Rangers are 11-4 SU in their last 15 matches against New Jersey.

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New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Predictions 4/20/2023

The Devils scored just one goal in Game One, a Jack Hughes penalty shot, after averaging 3.52 goals per game this season.

Although they combined for 63 goals and 90 assists this season, Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier failed to record a point in the series-opening loss. They will need to step up or this series could spiral out of control very quickly.

In Game One, the offense faltered, while the defense, which allowed just 2.71 goals per game all season, crumbled, allowing five goals, including two in the opening ten minutes.

The top combination, captained by Dougie Hamilton and Jonas Seigenthaler, was terrible, and the Rangers were able to generate scoring opportunities at will throughout the course of the game because of it.

Vitek Vanecak had a terrible game, giving up four goals on just 22 shots.

The total went OVER in 4 of New Jersey’s last 5 matches.
The New Jersey Devils are 6-3 SU in their last 9 matches.
The total went OVER in 4 of New Jersey’s last 5 matches against the NY Rangers.

New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils. The NHL pick for this game is the New Jersey Devils.

The Devils want to improve after their humiliating performance in Game One and take full charge of the upcoming game on their own ice.

Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, and the rest of the forward unit carry the puck into the offensive zone and create scoring opportunities by generating open shots with speed on the wing and excellent passes near the net.

The Devils are looking to bounce back after scoring just one goal in the first game of the series. The New Jersey Devils will win to a predicted score of 5-2.

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