The Vegas Golden Knights, led by William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault, are ready to take the ice against Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Hayes, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in an East-West tilt. The puck drops at 0:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 16, and fans at home can see the game live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Vegas is 18-16 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 34 regular season contests, 17 of its games have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just one has pushed. As the away team in 2018-19, the Knights are 8-12 SU.
Vegas has converted on 20.5 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 83.2 percent of all penalties..
Boasting a .907 save percentage and 24.8 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (18-12-2) has been the primary option in goal for Vegas this year. If Vegas chooses to rest him, however, they may roll with Malcolm Subban (0-5 record, .859 save percentage, 4.02 goals against average).
New York is 14-17 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.9 units this season. Through 31 regular season contests, 16 of its games have gone under the total, while 14 have gone over and none have pushed. This year, the team’s 10-6 SU as the home team.
The Rangers have converted on just 20.4 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.0 percent of all penalties.
Henrik Lundqvist has denied 30.3 shots per game as the primary netminder in goal for the Rangers. Lundqvist has 10 wins, 14 losses, and four overtime losses and has recorded a pedestrian 2.83 goals against average and a .914 save percentage this year.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York Rangers Betting Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Rangers, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- 42.9 percent of New York’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 6-10 overall in such games) while 61.1 percent of Vegas’ wins have come by two goals or more (11-11 overall in such games).
- The Golden Knights are 10-6 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 14-11 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, total.
- New York (5-1 in shootouts this season) has more experience in games decided by shootout. Vegas has only participated in two shootouts this year, winning one and losing the other.
- Vegas is ranked 14th this season with 9.6 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as it’s averaged 7.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 7.0 giveaways over its last five.
- New York is ranked 30th this season with 13.0 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed lately, as the team’s averaged 14.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 14.2 giveaways over its last five.
- This game features two of the more aggressive teams in the league. Vegas skaters have given out the fourth-most hits in the league (27.1 per game) while the Broadway Blueshirts have registered the eighth-most (25.4).
