Rangers at Golden Knights 1/8/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Rangers look to snap a three-game losing streak when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. The Rangers lost to the Arizona Coyotes 5-0 on Sunday to fall to 17-17-7 on the season with 41 points. Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves before Alexander Gerogiev replaced him in the second period with 3:22 still remaining.

Vegas won its sixth straight on Sunday defeating the New Jersey Devils 3-2. Max Pacioretty snapped a 2-2 during the second period while goalie Malcom Subban stopped 36 shots making his first start on home ice since March 30. Also scoring for Vegas were Ryan Reaves and Brayden McNabb. Chris Kreider leads the Rangers in goals scored with 20, while Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in assists with 23 and points with 34. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist is 12-11-7 with a goal’s against of 3.05 and save percentage of .909. New York is 27th in goals scored per game at 2.66 and 27th in goals against at 3.39.

William Karlsson leads Vegas in goals scored with 15. Alex Tuch is the leader in assists with 19 and points with 33. In goal, Marc-Andre Fleury is 24-10-4 with a 2.47 goals against average and .912 save percentage. Vegas is 14th in goals scored at 3.00, 4th in goals against at 2.62.