Blackhawks at Rangers 1/17/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:07 AM ET

The Chicago Blackhawks look to snap a four-game losing streak on Thursday when they visit the Big Apple to play the New York Rangers. The Blackhawks lost on Monday night to the New Jersey Devils 8-5, allowing 5 goals during the second period. Patrick Kane scored two goals for Chicago and assisted on two others. It was the fifth time Chicago has allowed 7 or more goals in a game this season.

New York defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Tuesday as Mika Zibanejad scored a pair of goals and notched two assists for the Rangers. Tony DeAngelo and Pavel Buchnevich each scored two goals and Mats Zuccarello had three assists. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots in net for the Rangers.
Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks in goals scored with 27, in assists with 37 and points with 64. Goalie Cam Ward is 7-8-4 and has a 3.99 goals against and .884 save percentage. On the season, Chicago is 16th in goals scored per game at 2.96 and 30th in goals against at 3.71.

Chris Kreider leads the Rangers in goals scored with 21, while Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in assists with 27 and points with 41. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist is 13-12-7 with a goal’s against of 3.04 and save percentage of .908. New York is 26th in goals scored per game at 2.76 and 27th in goals against at 3.41.

The Rangers are not playing very well, but won their last outing and are facing a Chicago team that has lost 7 of the last 8 played on two days rest, 9 of the last 11 after scoring 5 or more goals the previous game and 13 of the last 16 after allowing an opponent to score 5 or more goals in the previous game. Take the Rangers at the Garden. Final Score Prediction, New York Rangers win 5-3.

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