Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers 4/16/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings look for a second consecutive victory when visiting the New York Rangers on Saturday. Detroit is 29-35-10 with 68 points and fifth in the Atlantic division. Detroit has been eliminated from playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. The Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday 3-0. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped all 46 shots he faced in goal to post the shutout for Detroit.

Dylan Larkin is the leading goal scorer for Detroit with 31 and the leader in points with 69, while Moritz Seider is the leader in assists with 41. In goal, Alex Nedeljkovic is 19-21-9 with a goals against average of 3.27, save percentage of .903 and three shutouts. Detroit scores an average of 2.84 goals per game and allows an average of 3.77 goals per game. Detroit's power play scores 17.2% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 74.3% of the time.

The New York Rangers look for a second consecutive victory when hosting Detroit on Saturday. New York is 48-21-6 and second in the Metropolitan Division just two points behind the first-place Carolina Hurricanes. The top three teams from each division reach the postseason. New York defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 on Wednesday. Kaapo Kakko scored two goals for New York and Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 28 shots he faced in goal.

Chris Kreider is the leading goal scorer for New York with 50, while Artemi Panarin is the leader in assists with 67 and points with 89. In goal, Igor Shesterkin is 34-11-4 with a goals-against average of 2.09, save percentage of .934 and four shutouts. New York scores an average of 3.03 goals per game and allows an average of 2.51 goals per game. New York's power play scores 25.5% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 82.0% of the time.