It’s the battle of New York as the New York Islanders host the New York Rangers on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. The Rangers are sitting pretty atop the Eastern Conference while the Islanders are looking to continue their late playoff push as slight home underdogs on the NHL odds board. Our NHL picks for tonight's contest focus on a player prop with plenty of expected value.
Read on for our Rangers vs. Islanders predictions on Tuesday, April 9th.
Rangers vs Islanders prediction
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Adam Fox to record an assist (-115 via FanDuel)
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My analysis
The New York Rangers are rolling this season thanks to their goaltending and scoring depth. While much of the focus has been on the offensive depth with guys like Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere playing well, former Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox is playing at a point-per-game pace as well.
Fox has 69 points (15 goals, 54 assists) in 68 games this season for the Blueshirts. He’s been fairly consistent as well, especially as of late.
The top-pair defenseman has an assist in four of his last five games and 11 of his last 13 contests as well. He’s put up 17 points (13 assists) in that span while helping the Rangers towards the Presidents’ Trophy.
Fox averages well over 20 minutes per night -- 23:26 to be exact -- while quarterbacking the top power-play unit. He’s also found success against the New York Islanders this season. He recorded an assist against the Islanders in their last meeting on March 17th and had two helpers back in February.
On the season, Fox has recorded an assist in 40 of 68 games (58.82%). We’re getting odds of -115 for him to do that again tonight, which implies a probability of 53.49%.
Rangers vs Islanders same-game parlay
Adam Fox to record an assist
Rangers moneyline
Over 5.5
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The New York Rangers have taken it to the New York Islanders this season with a 6-5 overtime win on Long Island back in February and a 5-2 victory last month. That’s not too surprising given the Rangers’ 13-3-0 record in their last 16 games.
The Islanders may be riding a four-game winning streak, but the only playoff team in that span was the Predators -- and a 4-3 overtime win against a Flyers team that is still in the hunt. Before that, they had a 2-7-1 stretch in their previous 10 games.
Finally, the Rangers have scored five goals in regulation in each of the first two meetings. It shouldn’t be hard for them to put up at least three or four goals again with the Islanders chipping in a few of their own.
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Rangers vs Islanders odds
Rangers vs Islanders live odds
Rangers vs Islanders opening odds
- Puck line: New York -1.5 | New York +1.5
- Moneyline: New York -125 | New York +111
- Over/Under: Over 5.5 | Under 5.5
Rangers vs Islanders moneyline and Over/Under analysis
- The New York Rangers are between -130 and -135 after opening right there at -130.
- The New York Islanders odds are up to +112 after opening around +110.
- The total opened at a flat six but is down to 5.5 across the board. You can get Over 5.5 (-115) or Under 5.5 (-105)
Rangers vs Islanders trend
The New York Islanders have hit the Game Total Over in 45 of their last 85 games (+6.00 Units / 6% ROI). Find more NHL betting trends for Rangers vs. Islanders.
Rangers vs Islanders game info
| Location: | UBS Arena, Belmont Park, NY |
| Date: | Tuesday, 4-9-2024 |
| Puck drop: | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| TV: | MSGSN, MSG 2 |
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