Rangers at Golden Knights 12/8/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 12/07/2019 at 8:57 PM ET

The Vegas Golden Knights head back home on Sunday night and welcome in the New York Rangers. The Knights are 15-11-5 on the season and sit 3rd in the Pacific division. Vegas has won six of their last ten games but lost to the Islanders in overtime on Thursday 3-2. The Golden Knights carry a 7-5-3 home ice record. 

Marc-Andre Fleury will make his 20th start in the net for the Golden Knights. Fleury is 11-6-2 on the season with 2 shutouts. Fleury has allowed 49 goals and carries a 2.54 goals against average. The Vegas Golden Knights have the 4th best penalty kill in the NHL. 

The New York Rangers head to Vegas after losing at home to Montreal 3-1 on Friday. The Rangers are 14-11-3 on the year and sit 6th in the Metro division. New York has won six of their last ten games and carry a 6-5-1 road record. The NY Rangers average 3.14 goals per game which is 10th overall in the league.

Henrik Lundqvist will make his 17th start in the goal for the Rangers. Lundqvist is 7-6-2 on the season and has allowed 52 goals. Lundqvist carries a 3.21 goals against average with a .910 save percentage. 

The Golden Knights are a better team at home than the struggling Rangers. The Rangers are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The Golden Knights are 25-6 in their last 31 Sunday games. Final Score Prediction, Vegas Golden Knights win and cover ATS 4-1. 

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