New York Rangers vs St Louis Blues Prediction, Picks & Odds | 18 Dec 2025

NHL Betting Preview: Rangers vs Blues

The New York Rangers clash with the St Louis Blues at Enterprise Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Thursday, December 18.

The Rangers should prove too strong for the Blues. Our best prediction is to back the visitors on the Moneyline where a juicy -143 can be landed.

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New York Rangers have suffered back-to-back defeats, recently being beaten at home by Vancouver Canucks 3-0 at Madison Square Garden. Rangers won the shots on goal battle, 23-17.

St Louis Blues last game saw them claim a 1-0 home win over Winnipeg Jets at Enterprise Center. Joel Hofer recorded 24 saves, while Justin Faulk was the only goalscorer.

Head-to-Head Statistics

These two teams last met at Madison Square Garden, with the Rangers claiming the win. Beating the Blues by a 3-2 scoreline. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen six Blues wins.

Starting Goalies

Igor Shesterkin (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	13-11-3	2.6	.908	1
23/24	36-17-2	2.58	.912	4

Jordan Binnington (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	7-8-5	3.5	.869	0
23/24	28-21-5	2.84	.913	3

4 wins, 4 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.4 goals from 27.0 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. The Rangers have given up 3.0 goals from 26.4 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.9%.

Artemi Panarin is the top points scorer with 12 points, 4 goals and 8 assists, with Mika Zibanejad racking up 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 2.74 goal against average with a .899 save percentage.

The Blues have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.0 goals from 24.4 shots on goal, with a 7.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.2 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.2%.

The top points scorer is Robert Thomas with 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, while Pavel Buchnevich is next in line after having 6 points, 2 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Joel Hofer have a 1.83 GAA with a .933 SV%, including two shutouts.

New York Rangers vs St Louis Blues Prediction & Picks

Dive into our full New York Rangers vs St Louis Blues betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, top player prop bets and a bet builder designed for value.

Game Prediction

New York Rangers look excellent value on the Moneyline and our pick is that the road team will claim a victory in this NHL encounter. We’re happy to take the -143 that they win.

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Key Rangers vs Blues stats:

• Rangers have won 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
• Rangers have won 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
• Blues have lost 12 of their last 20 games.
• Blues have lost 3 of their last 5 games.

Rangers Moneyline Probability

The top betting apps make it a 58.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 65-70%. This is why we can recommend this hockey wager.

There’s the opportunity to back Rangers at bigger odds on the Puck Line. The sportsbooks will create a series of lines and you can choose the one that makes the most appeal.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Vincent Trocheck Over 1.5 Shots -164

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 5 straight road games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Shots on Goal, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of -164.

Latest Vincent Trocheck Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+210

First

+1200

Assists

Over 0.5

+135

Under 0.5

-185

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

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Correct Score Prediction

Rangers 3 - 2 Blues

We’ve picked out a correct score of 3-2 being landed by the Rangers. You can secure odds of +750 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Rangers

Blues

1-0

Rangers

+4000

Blues

+4500

2-0

Rangers

+3500

Blues

+4000

2-1

Rangers

+1150

Blues

+1200

3-0

Rangers

+2400

Blues

+3000

3-1

Rangers

+1500

Blues

+1800

3-2

Rangers

+750

Blues

+850

4-0

Rangers

+3000

Blues

+4000

4-1

Rangers

+1300

Blues

+1700

4-2

Rangers

+1500

Blues

+1700

4-3

Rangers

+1100

Blues

+1200

5-0

Rangers

+5500

Blues

+8000

5-1

Rangers

+2200

Blues

+3000

5-2

Rangers

+1600

Blues

+2000

5-3

Rangers

+2500

Blues

+2900

5-4

Rangers

+2400

Blues

+2500

6-0

Rangers

+9000

Blues

+13000

6-1

Rangers

+5000

Blues

+7500

6-2

Rangers

+3000

Blues

+4000

6-3

Rangers

+3300

Blues

+4000

6-4

Rangers

+5500

Blues

+6600

6-5

Rangers

+6000

Blues

+6600

7-1

Rangers

+9000

Blues

+13000

7-2

Rangers

+8000

Blues

+11000

7-3

Rangers

+6000

Blues

+8000

7-4

Rangers

+7500

Blues

+9000

7-5

Rangers

+12500

Blues

+14000

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New York Rangers vs St Louis Blues 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.

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have New York Rangers as -143 favorites for this game, implying that they are 59% likely to win. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +118 about St Louis Blues.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you want to wager Over 5.5, there are odds of -105.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League matchup. The best sportsbooks have a huge range of pre-game and in-game betting options.

Moneyline

Rangers

-143

Blues

+118

3-Way Moneyline

Rangers

+118

Tie

+320

Blues

+180

Puck Line

Rangers -1.5

+172

Blues +1.5

-213

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-115

Over 5.5

-105

Artemi Panarin can be backed to find the net at anytime at +170. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +1000.

Player Goals

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

First

+170

Anytime

+1000

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

First

+200

Anytime

+1200

J.T. Miller (Rangers)

First

+210

Anytime

+1200

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

First

+210

Anytime

+1200

Pavel Buchnevich (Blues)

First

+240

Anytime

+1400

Robert Thomas (Blues)

First

+280

Anytime

+1700

Jake Neighbours (Blues)

First

+280

Anytime

+1800

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

First

+290

Anytime

+1600

Will Cuylle (Rangers)

First

+300

Anytime

+1700

Brayden Schenn (Blues)

First

+340

Anytime

+1800

Pius Suter (Blues)

First

+360

Anytime

+2000

Noah Laba (Rangers)

First

+400

Anytime

+2800

Robby Fabbri (Blues)

First

+425

Anytime

+2200

Dalibor Dvorsky (Blues)

First

+425

Anytime

+2500

Conor Sheary (Rangers)

First

+525

Anytime

+2800

Mathieu Joseph (Blues)

First

+600

Anytime

+3300

Taylor Raddysh (Rangers)

First

+600

Anytime

+3000

Justin Faulk (Blues)

First

+700

Anytime

+3000

Sam Carrick (Rangers)

First

+750

Anytime

+3300

Vladislav Gavrikov (Rangers)

First

+800

Anytime

+3500

Cam Fowler (Blues)

First

+850

Anytime

+4000

Alexey Toropchenko (Blues)

First

+900

Anytime

+4500

Oskar Sundqvist (Blues)

First

+950

Anytime

+4500

Colton Parayko (Blues)

First

+1100

Anytime

+4000

Matt Rempe (Rangers)

First

+1100

Anytime

+5000

Scott Morrow (Rangers)

First

+1200

Anytime

+5000

Jaroslav Chmelar (Rangers)

First

+1200

Anytime

+5000

Philip Broberg (Blues)

First

+1200

Anytime

+5500

Braden Schneider (Rangers)

First

+1300

Anytime

+5000

Logan Mailloux (Blues)

First

+1500

Anytime

+6600

Player Assists

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Over 0.5

-100

Under 0.5

-130

Robert Thomas (Blues)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-161

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+135

Under 0.5

-185

J.T. Miller (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+140

Under 0.5

-189

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-200

Pavel Buchnevich (Blues)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-200

Jake Neighbours (Blues)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-250

Cam Fowler (Blues)

Over 0.5

+185

Under 0.5

-250

Justin Faulk (Blues)

Over 0.5

+195

Under 0.5

-278

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+210

Under 0.5

-303

Vladislav Gavrikov (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+210

Under 0.5

-303

Will Cuylle (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+230

Under 0.5

-323

Brayden Schenn (Blues)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-400

Pius Suter (Blues)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-400

Dalibor Dvorsky (Blues)

Over 0.5

+340

Under 0.5

-526

Player Shots

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Over 2.5

-154

Under 2.5

+115

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-154

J.T. Miller (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-189

Under 1.5

+140

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Pavel Buchnevich (Blues)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+115

Robert Thomas (Blues)

Over 1.5

-115

Under 1.5

-120

Jake Neighbours (Blues)

Over 1.5

+110

Under 1.5

-149

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-105

Will Cuylle (Rangers)

Over 1.5

-135

Under 1.5

-105

Brayden Schenn (Blues)

Over 1.5

+105

Under 1.5

-145

Pius Suter (Blues)

Over 1.5

-105

Under 1.5

-135

Dalibor Dvorsky (Blues)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-141

Justin Faulk (Blues)

Over 1.5

-120

Under 1.5

-110

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Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New York Rangers Stats

St Louis Blues Stats

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 5.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.40 pts and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.20 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.00 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.30 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.4
• Shots: 27
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 5.7
• Blocks: 14.9
• Faceoff Wins : 29.4
• Hits: 28.5
• Giveaways: 15
• Takeaways: 3.3

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.7
• Shots: 24.4
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.6
• Empty Net Goals: 0.4
• Penalty Minutes: 7.8
• Blocks: 14.4
• Faceoff Wins : 32.5
• Hits: 28.9
• Giveaways: 15.3
• Takeaways: 3.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.3
• Shots: 24.4
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 4.1
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 10.7
• Blocks: 12.8
• Faceoff Wins : 27.5
• Hits: 25.1
• Giveaways: 14.5
• Takeaways: 3.5

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.3
• Shots: 24.3
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 8.2
• Blocks: 13.2
• Faceoff Wins : 25.7
• Hits: 22.3
• Giveaways: 14.1
• Takeaways: 4

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

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