The New York Rangers head east to take on the New York Islanders as the NHL returns from the holiday break tonight.
The Rangers swept the season series last year with a goal differential of 23-5, but the Islanders matched those five goals in a 5-0 shutout win on November 8.
My Rangers vs. Islanders predictions and NHL picks expect a low-scoring game on Long Island.
Rangers vs Islanders prediction
Rangers vs Islanders best bet: Under 5.5 (-115)
The New York Rangers and New York Islanders have both trended to the Under this season.
The Blueshirts have gone Under the total in 25 of their 39 games, including in four of their past six and seven of their last 10 contests. They’ve scored just 2.62 goals per game, the fifth-fewest in the league, while only allowing 2.69 per contest.
The Isles are right there as well, going 21-16 to the Under, including in five straight games before the holiday break. They, too, rank in the Bottom 10 in the league with 2.81 goals per game and Top 10 with 2.70 goals allowed per contest.
In fact, the Under is 16-4 in the Islanders’ last 20 games since November 14. They’ve scored 50 goals while allowing 48 in that span, an average of 2.5 goals for and 2.4 against.
Finally, it should be a great goalie battle in the crease with Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin being two of the best in the business.
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Rangers vs Islanders same-game parlay
The Islanders have been bitten hard by the injury bug this season. Bo Horvat has missed the past two weeks, and Kyle Palmieri and Alexander Romanov are out for the season. They also lost three of four before the break, while the Rangers won three of four.
Artemi Panarin is up to 38 points in as many games, thanks to 18 points in his last 14 contests. He’s recorded a point in 10 of those 14 games, including eight of his last 11.
Rangers vs Islanders SGP
- Under 5.5
- Rangers moneyline
- Artemi Panarin Over 0.5 points
Rangers vs Islanders odds
- Moneyline: Rangers -105 | Islanders -115
- Puck Line: Rangers +1.5 (-250) | Islanders -1.5 (+200)
- Over/Under: Over 5.5 | Under 5.5
Rangers vs Islanders trend
The Rangers have cashed the Under in 47 of their last 87 games for +5.8 units and a 6% ROI. Find more NHL betting trends for Rangers vs. Islanders.
How to watch Rangers vs Islanders
| Location | UBS Arena, Elmont, NY |
| Date | Saturday, December 27, 2025 |
| Puck drop | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | MSGSN, MSG2 |
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