Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 18 Jan 2025

Go Over the Total and Cheer on Goals

Our prediction is that the Blue Jackets and the Rangers will score Over 6 combined. Take the -120 that the teams find the net enough times to win this wager.

Rangers Landed 4-1 Victory in Previous H2H

Columbus Blue Jackets have won their previous six games. The latest was a 4-1 home triumph at Nationwide Arena against San Jose Sharks. James van Riemsdyk registered two goals, with Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson also finding the net. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins had 18 saves (.947).

New York Rangers got the win in their last game. A 5-3 triumph occurred on the road at Delta Center when meeting Utah Hockey Club. Artemi Panarin scored twice, with Reilly Smith, Arthur Kaliyev and Chris Kreider scoring one goal.

The Rangers won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 4-1 victory was registered against the Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden. We’ve seen six the Rangers wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Starting Goalies

Daniil Tarasov (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	7-8-2	3.52	.882	1
23/24	8-11-3	3.18	.908	0

Igor Shesterkin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	24-26-4	2.8	.908	5
23/24	36-17-2	2.58	.912	4

8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 28.8 shots on goal, with a 36.0% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have given up 2.7 goals from 27.8 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.3%.

Zach Werenski is the top points scorer with 16 points, 4 goals and 12 assists, with Kirill Marchenko racking up 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 2.80 goal against average with a .896 save percentage.

The Rangers have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 31.1 shots on goal, with a 17.9% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.5 goals from 28.8 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

The top points scorer is Artemi Panarin with 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, while Vincent Trocheck is next in line after registering 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 3.24 GAA with a .878 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

We’re always monitoring the team news. Combined with the latest form, this helps us secure the best value. Our expert NHL handicappers also take a data-led approach, with the key numbers proving useful.

Key Blue Jackets vs Rangers stats:

• The 6 line has been covered in 29 of the last 45 Blue Jackets games this season.
• The 6 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Blue Jackets games.
• The 6 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Rangers games.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers Prediction

The two teams should combine to go over the total goals line in this NHL clash. Our pick is available at -120 which looks an attractive price.

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Over 6 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 54.6% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability close to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Vincent Trocheck Over 2.5 Shots -111

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers) has fired Over 2.5 shots on goal in 7 of the past 10 games. There is odds of -111 available when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager and we think he’ll cover the line.

Latest Vincent Trocheck Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+145

First

+900

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

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Correct Score Prediction

Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Rangers

We’re going for the Blue Jackets at +1150 to secure a 4-3 win. It’s exciting to bet on the correct score and this wager will hopefully be able to land a nice return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Blue Jackets

Rangers

1-0

Blue Jackets

+6600

Rangers

+6000

2-0

Blue Jackets

+6600

Rangers

+4500

2-1

Blue Jackets

+1800

Rangers

+1500

3-0

Blue Jackets

+4500

Rangers

+2800

3-1

Blue Jackets

+2800

Rangers

+1600

3-2

Blue Jackets

+1050

Rangers

+850

4-0

Blue Jackets

+6600

Rangers

+3000

4-1

Blue Jackets

+2400

Rangers

+1200

4-2

Blue Jackets

+2200

Rangers

+1300

4-3

Blue Jackets

+1150

Rangers

+950

5-0

Blue Jackets

+12000

Rangers

+5000

5-1

Blue Jackets

+4000

Rangers

+1800

5-2

Blue Jackets

+2400

Rangers

+1300

5-3

Blue Jackets

+2900

Rangers

+1800

5-4

Blue Jackets

+2200

Rangers

+1800

6-0

Blue Jackets

+2200

Rangers

+7000

6-1

Blue Jackets

+10000

Rangers

+3500

6-2

Blue Jackets

+4500

Rangers

+2200

6-3

Blue Jackets

+4000

Rangers

+2200

6-4

Blue Jackets

+5500

Rangers

+4000

6-5

Blue Jackets

+5000

Rangers

+4000

7-0

Blue Jackets

+5000

Rangers

+11000

7-1

Blue Jackets

+5000

Rangers

+6000

7-2

Blue Jackets

+12500

Rangers

+5000

7-3

Blue Jackets

+7500

Rangers

+4000

7-4

Blue Jackets

+7500

Rangers

+5000

7-5

Blue Jackets

+11000

Rangers

+9000

7-6

Blue Jackets

+11000

Rangers

+10000

8-1

Blue Jackets

+11000

Rangers

+10000

8-2

Blue Jackets

+11000

Rangers

+9000

8-3

Blue Jackets

+11000

Rangers

+9000

8-4

Blue Jackets

+14000

Rangers

+9000

8-5

Blue Jackets

+14000

Rangers

+11000

9-2

Blue Jackets

+14000

Rangers

+14000

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Rangers Big Favorites With the Books

New York Rangers are -200 favorites and that means a 67% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. Columbus Blue Jackets are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +160.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. If you're keen on Over 6.5, this selection is available at -104.

There’s the chance to bet on the Rangers to be the first team to light the lamp. The favorites are -150 compared to the +110 that the Blue Jackets open the scoring.

The good news is that you can access a huge selection of game lines and team props for most National Hockey League encounters. The betting sites have a massive range of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Blue Jackets

+160

Rangers

-200

3-Way Moneyline

Blue Jackets

+260

Tie

+340

Rangers

-122

Puck Line

Blue Jackets +1.5

-152

Rangers -1.5

+125

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-116

Over 6.5

-104

Artemi Panarin Favorite to Find the Net First

Artemi Panarin can be backed to find the net at anytime at +120. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +750.

Player Goals

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

First

+120

Anytime

+750

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

First

+145

Anytime

+900

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

First

+160

Anytime

+950

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

First

+170

Anytime

+1000

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

First

+180

Anytime

+1100

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

Dmitri Voronkov (Blue Jackets)

First

+240

Anytime

+1300

Filip Chytil (Rangers)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

First

+250

Anytime

+1400

Kent Johnson (Blue Jackets)

First

+250

Anytime

+1400

Will Cuylle (Rangers)

First

+265

Anytime

+1400

Reilly Smith (Rangers)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Arthur Kaliyev (Rangers)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Adam Fox (Rangers)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Jonny Brodzinski (Rangers)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets)

First

+390

Anytime

+2000

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

First

+390

Anytime

+2000

Jimmy Vesey (Rangers)

First

+400

Anytime

+2000

Luca Del Bel Belluz (Blue Jackets)

First

+420

Anytime

+2000

Brett Berard (Rangers)

First

+440

Anytime

+2200

Mikael Pyyhtia (Blue Jackets)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

James van Riemsdyk (Blue Jackets)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Over 3.5

+108

Under 3.5

-139

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Over 2.5

-200

Under 2.5

+150

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Dmitri Voronkov (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+150

Adam Fox (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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