Rangers vs. Devils Odds, Picks & Predictions: New Jersey looks to even series at home

Check out Thursday's Rangers vs. Devils prediction for Game 2 based on the best NHL odds.
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The New York Rangers eye a 2-0 series lead over the New Jersey Devils when the rivals meet for Game 2 Thursday night. Read on for our Rangers vs. Devils prediction based on the best NHL odds.

The New York Rangers put together a dominant effort in Game 1 with a 5-1 victory in New Jersey. The Devils need to even the series at home to avoid falling into a 2-0 hole.

New York took an early 2-0 lead in the first period of Tuesday's Stanley Cup Playoffs series opener, and then added one in the second and two in the third period. Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin nearly had a shutout but Devils center Jack Hughes converted on a penalty shot late in the third period.

Here is our best Rangers vs. Devils prediction for Game 2 (odds via our best NHL betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Rangers vs. Devils prediction

Jack Hughes anytime goalscorer (+150 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐

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Devils center Jack Hughes racked up 43 goals in the regular season and kept that going in Game 1.

Hughes led the Devils with nine shot attempts and was tied with Nico Hischier for the team lead in scoring chances with six. He was all over the ice in Game 1.

Furthermore, Hughes scored four goals in four games against the Rangers in the 2022-23 regular season after scoring two goals in two games in the head-to-head matchup last season.

Rangers vs. Devils best odds

FanDuel (+150)

DraftKings FanDuel BetMGM Caesars
+135 +150 +135 +101

FanDuel is offering by far the best price here at +150 with DraftKings and BetMGM offering odds of +135 and Caesaes coming in just above even money. Hughes is the Devils’ star and should be priced as such. Expect our other best sportsbooks to slot in around BetRivers' offering as they post odds Thursday.

Rangers vs. Devils odds

Rangers vs. Devils odds analysis

The Devils opened at -130 and the line hasn’t moved much as of noon on Thursday at most sports betting sites. There's been slight movement to -134 on FanDuel and -136 at BetRivers. The best price you can get on the Rangers is +115 (Caesars) after opening at +110. Not much has changed with these two teams in terms of injuries, so the lack of any real line movement isn’t too surprising.

The total is set at 5.5 with the Over favored between -115 (BetMGM) and -124 (Unibet). You can get under 5.5 at +102 through BetRivers.

The Devils are drawing 64% of the wagers with 55% of bets backing the Over as of Thursday morning.

Rangers vs. Devils game info

  • Date: Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: TBS, SN360, TVAS2, MSGSN, MSG
  • Location: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Rangers-Devils pick made 4/19/2023 at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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