New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings: The Blueshirts will beat the Red and Whites for the fourth time in a row

Prediction for the NHL New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings match, which will take place on February 18. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

New York Rangers

The Rangers have an excellent regular season, especially against the previous seasons, when they could never make the playoffs and compete with a decent squad for a trophy. Under the leadership of Gerard Gallant, they have managed to make some serious progress. The Blueshirts avoid severe upsets and fight for points in practically every game. In their last 11 meetings, the New York club had eight wins and three losses, and the team is approaching the upcoming game in a great mood. They beat Seattle (3:2), Florida (5:2) and Boston (2:1) the day before. The Rangers are currently in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Detroit Red Wings:

This season, Detroit has made some serious progress, but the Red Wings have been in a much worse starting position. If they were the whipping boys all the last years and were among the outsiders in the league, now they are looking to become solid midfielders. Yes, they can't break into the top eight yet, sitting ninth in the Eastern Conference standings, but there's still a chance for them to make the playoffs. Jeff Blashill's side has managed four wins and three losses in the last seven meetings, not too bad for an ambitious team.

Expert Betting Tips

The Rangers and Detroit are two teams doing well this regular season. Only their level of ambition is slightly different. Of course, the Blueshirts are a much more powerful team that will surely make the playoffs, and they are in great shape right now. The Red Wings are also doing quite well, but they've only recently hit rock bottom, so they're currently in the middle of the NHL race. The statistics for their head-to-head encounters also favour the New York club, as they have won their last three ties. As a result, we suggest betting on a Rangers win for 1.52.

The Rangers and Detroit are not particularly active in goal. In their last 17 head-to-head encounters, the opponents have combined for just 60 goals (3.53 average per game), which is paltry by NHL standards, especially for such a long distance. In total, the bookmaker's total over (12%) was surpassed only twice in this stretch, which in itself threatens to make the matchup very poor in terms of scoring chances. With this in mind, we suggest betting on a total under 5.5 for 2.01.

We're all used to the fact that Chris Kreider is a highly stable and reliable Rangers player who has spent his entire career with the Blueshirts and has never fallen below his level. He's trying to jump over the top in the regular season, however, as he's already scored 47 points in 48 games played, 33 of which were goals-against average, which is already his personal best. The American is obviously in fantastic form, so we suggest betting on Chris Kreider Total Over 0.5 for 2.375.