New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Prediction: Both Teams Know How to Spend a Lot of Time in Attack

Prediction for the NHL New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers match which will take place on April 28th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Lindy Ruff has created a team that finally achieved the playoffs and started the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at home. The home ice aspect was crucial and helpful for the Devils, but they decided otherwise. In the two opening games, they lost to the Rangers without a chance – 1:5. The beginning of the confrontation did not predict well for the Devils but surprised us again. On the Madison Square Garden ice, they achieved two consecutive victories – 2:1 and 3:1, balancing the score in the series – 2:2.

The Rangers are a much more experienced team, which almost reached the Stanley Cup finals last season, but still could not finish off Tampa Bay. However, New York is even more serious, and the recent signings of Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane only worsen this impression. From the very first game against New Jersey, Gerard Gallant's wards began to win, despite the guest status - 5:1 and 5:1. There was no doubt about the final success of the New York team, but then they suddenly lost twice at home - 1:2 and 1:3, so now the series begins again.

All NHL teams fight throughout the regular season to gain home-ice advantage in the maximum number of playoff rounds. In the case of New Jersey and the Rangers, the aspect of their ice plays an exceptionally catastrophic role since, in all four previous games, the hosts indeed lost. And now the wards of Gerard Gallant are the favorites. They lost in both matches at Madison Square Garden, but they have enough experience to regain the initiative.

New Jersey and the Rangers are not among the league's most pragmatic teams. On the contrary, both teams know how to spend a lot of time in attack, allowing them to give out productive matches regularly. In the previous five games at the Prudential Center, 33 goals were scored (6.60 on average per game).