New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction: Don’t expect many pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 13. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Rangers are traditionally one of the strongest teams in the league in terms of player selection, but in recent years, this has not been enough to solve big problems and fight for the Stanley Cup. Under Gerard Gallant, the team made the playoffs both times, but they were eliminated early, so the mentor retired. Peter Laviolette became the new manager, and instead of him, the New York club had a very brisk start to the regular season. In 13 meetings, only three defeats have taken place, and in 10 cases, they managed to celebrate a winning outcome, which now allows them to be on the second line in the Eastern Conference standings.

Columbus can only dream of such results. The Jackets have been among the league's top outsiders recently. It seemed that the appointment of Mike Babcock as head coach would cheer up the team, but the legendary mentor was so anxious about the new challenge that he got into a scandal and was fired without playing a single game in his new job. Now Pascal Vincent is at the helm, and together with him, the Blue Reds are in their usual last place in the Eastern Conference standings. The regular season debut was not bad. They won three of their opening five games but lost eight times in the next nine games.

The Rangers and Columbus are completely different-level teams. This is most vividly confirmed by their position in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are currently in second place, while the Jackets are in last place. In the last nine games in a row, the New York team has certainly picked up points with eight wins and one shootout loss, while Pascal Vincent's wards have the exact opposite statistics: eight losses in nine previous battles.

The regular season's Rangers can not boast a very bright and wild game in the attack. The Blueshirts are very pragmatic, but it gets results and allows them to be in the top group of the Eastern Conference, which suits them. In the last eight home games, the New York team has scored and conceded a total of 39 pucks (4.88 average per game), and in seven cases out of eight, there was a bookmaker's total under (88%).