New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Prediction: Expect a Total Under

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

New Jersey is a team that made tremendous progress throughout last season. Several years in a row, the Devils failed to make the playoffs, but then they not only made it to the cup battles but also reached the second round of the Stanley Cup. They should also be expected to fight for the top spots this season, but their current results leave much to be desired. In 11 starts, they had seven wins and four losses, which is not too bad, but then they started losing game after game, worsening their position. The losing streak has pushed Lindy Ruff's squad outside the Eastern Conference's top eight.

Rangers had a bad last season, falling in the first round of the Stanley Cup just from New Jersey, after which the club's management decided to change the head coach. Experienced Peter Laviolette became the new head coach, who has been very productive. In 14 games, they have only twice lost to Columbus and Nashville - 3:5 and 1:4, respectively, and once again, they lost to Minnesota in a shootout - 4:5, and in the remaining 11 games, there were only victories. The season's productive start allows the New York team to sit in second place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Rangers approach the upcoming confrontation, being the most fiery team in the NHL. In the stretch of the last ten games, the team has scored 19 of a possible 20 points - absolutely the best indicator among all teams in the league. On the other hand, New Jersey has been in a slump lately, so they've been losing more often than winning. In the last Stanley Cup, the Devils knocked out the New York team, but now the guests will only get angrier, and the current state will help Peter Laviolette's wards to succeed at the Prudential Center.

The confrontation between New Jersey and the Rangers has long been extremely stubborn, closed, and stingy on goal. In the previous ten head-to-head meetings, the rivals have combined for only 48 goals (4.80 per game on average), which is very modest by NHL standards. In the current regular season, teams don't often play fun, and this is especially true for the Blueshirts, who have allowed only 31 pucks in 14 games (2.21 average per game).