Away team
New Jersey Devils
49.7%
Fair American
+101
Fair decimal
2.01
New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 22, 2026
NHL matchup
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 22, 2026.
December 22, 2026
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
New York Rangers at 50.3%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
New York Rangers
50.3%
Fair American
-101
Fair decimal
1.99
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 22, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 11
- Record
- 7-4
- Net units
- 0.74
- ROI
- 6.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 4-2
- Net units
- 1.37
- ROI
- 22.9%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 6-3
- Net units
- 0.65
- ROI
- 7.2%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 4-1
- Net units
- 2.21
- ROI
- 44.2%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 3-1
- Net units
- 2.41
- ROI
- 60.2%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 4-2
- Net units
- 0.60
- ROI
- 10.0%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 22. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
New Jersey Devils
This selection is unavailable until complete validated shift records cover every selected game.
All observed combinationsNew York Rangers
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
89:25 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 88 / 84
- Fenwick for / against
- 65 / 65
- Corsi share
- 51.2%
- Fenwick share
- 50.0%
- xG for / against
- 4.82 / 3.49
Defense pair
146:33 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 148 / 153
- Fenwick for / against
- 108 / 98
- Corsi share
- 49.2%
- Fenwick share
- 52.4%
- xG for / against
- 7.77 / 5.06
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
New Jersey Devils
Expected starter unavailable.
New York Rangers
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Connor Hellebuyck
New Jersey Devils · Last start: Oct 27
0 / 1 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 0
- Save %
- N/A
- Goals allowed
- 0
- Close-range shots %
- N/A
James Reimer
New York Rangers · Last start: Oct 26
1 / 1 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 8
- Save %
- 62.5
- Goals allowed
- 3
- Close-range shots %
- 37.5
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 22, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
New Jersey Devils
- xG for / game
- 3.49
- xG against / game
- 2.25
- xG differential / game
- 1.24
9 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
New York Rangers
- xG for / game
- 3.27
- xG against / game
- 2.91
- xG differential / game
- 0.36
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 22, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
New Jersey Devils
9 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 68.3
- Corsi share (%)
- 57.9
- Fenwick share (%)
- 57.6
- Faceoff win %
- 52.1
- Penalties / game
- 2.67
Shots / game: 32.7 · Shooting: 11.2% · Avg distance: 29.8 ft
New York Rangers
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 54.9
- Corsi share (%)
- 49.1
- Fenwick share (%)
- 48.3
- Faceoff win %
- 54.2
- Penalties / game
- 3.8
Shots / game: 25.4 · Shooting: 13.0% · Avg distance: 29.7 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
NJD
|
Metric |
NYR
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Points | 15 |
| 0.667 | Points % | 0.536 |
| 41 | Goals for | 44 |
| 33 | Goals against | 42 |
| 8 | Goal differential | 2 |
| W4 | Current streak | L3 |
Road versus home
|
NJD road
|
Metric |
NYR home
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Games | 7 |
| 2 | Wins | 6 |
| 4 | Points | 12 |
| -3 | Goal differential | 16 |
Last 10 games
|
NJD
|
Metric |
NYR
|
|---|---|---|
| 7-3-0 | Record | 4-5-1 |
| 14 | Points | 9 |
| 38 | Goals for | 33 |
| 25 | Goals against | 36 |
| 13 | Goal differential | -3 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
NJD
6 wins
10
games reviewed
NYR
4 wins
Total goals40 – 22
Goal differential
+18
/
-18
Goals per game4.0 / 2.2
Shots per game26.5 / 25.5
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 |
New York Rangers
at
New Jersey Devils
|
1 - 7 | 19 - 31 | View |
| Mar 31, 2026 |
New Jersey Devils
at
New York Rangers
|
1 - 4 | 23 - 22 | View |
| Mar 18, 2026 |
New Jersey Devils
at
New York Rangers
|
6 - 3 | 39 - 18 | View |
| Mar 7, 2026 |
New York Rangers
at
New Jersey Devils
|
3 - 6 | 20 - 35 | View |
| Apr 5, 2025 |
New York Rangers
at
New Jersey Devils
|
0 - 4 | 26 - 16 | View |
| Jan 9, 2025 |
New Jersey Devils
at
New York Rangers
|
2 - 3 | 23 - 32 | View |
| Dec 23, 2024 |
New York Rangers
at
New Jersey Devils
|
0 - 5 | 12 - 30 | View |
| Dec 2, 2024 |
New Jersey Devils
at
New York Rangers
|
5 - 1 | 28 - 39 | View |
| Apr 3, 2024 |
New Jersey Devils
at
New York Rangers
|
3 - 4 | 20 - 41 | View |
| Mar 11, 2024 |
New Jersey Devils
at
New York Rangers
|
1 - 3 | 20 - 26 | View |