New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Picks and Predictions April 5th 2025

New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers April 5th 2025

The Rangers and Devils are set to face off at 12:30 ET on ABC. The Devils will host the game at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. This Metropolitan division matchup has an over/under of 5.5 goals, and the Devils are favored by -1.5 at home vs. the Rangers.

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New York vs. New Jersey Key Information

• Teams: Rangers at Devils
• Where: Prudential Center Newark
• Date: Saturday, April 5th
• Betting Odds NJ -123 | NYR +103 O/U 5.5

The Rangers Can Win If…

The Rangers improved to 36-32-7 with a 5-2 road win over the Islanders. New York covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, with the total of 7 goals surpassing the pre-game line of 6.

Four different Rangers found the net, with Artemi Panarin leading the way with two goals. New York built a 2-0 lead before the Islanders scored at 15:22 in the second period. The Rangers responded with a goal at 8:56 in the second, and added two more in the third to seal the win.

Artemi Panarin led the way for the Rangers with two goals, including his 9th of the season on an empty net and his 8th on a power play. Chris Kreider opened the scoring with his 8th goal, coming while shorthanded. Vincent Trocheck added his 4th goal, and Adam Edstrom netted his 1st.

Mika Zibanejad contributed with three assists, bringing his total to 8 for the season. The Rangers took 40 shots on goal and recorded 14 giveaways.

On defense, the Rangers will look to carry over their third-period performance from their last game, where they didn’t allow a goal in the final frame. Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves with a 94.6% save percentage, and the defense added 10 takeaways, 19 hits, and 18 blocks. Both goals they allowed came in the second period, with the second coming just 8 seconds before the intermission.

• New York will look to keep things rolling as they have put together a mark of 2-1 over their past three games. Against the spread, they have gone 1-2 and logged an over-under record of 3-0 in these games.
• The Rangers have gone 5-5 over their last ten regular season games. Against the spread, New York went 3-7 in these games and finished with an over-under mark of 5-5.

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The Devils Can Win If…

New Jersey’s 3-0 loss to the Flames dropped them to 40-29-7 this season. The Devils were favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined score of 3 fell well short.

All of the game’s scoring happened in the third period. The Devils struggled offensively, managing only 22 shots and committing 19 giveaways.

New Jersey’s offense was held scoreless in their 3-0 loss to Calgary, despite putting 22 shots on goal. The Devils struggled with giveaways, committing 19 in the game.

New Jersey failed to find the net in any period, including the third, when the Flames scored all three of their goals.

Defensively, the Devils held the Flames scoreless through two periods, but they gave up three goals in the third, including an empty-netter. New Jersey’s defense finished with 5 takeaways and 22 hits.

• New Jersey has put together a record of 2-1 over their past three games. Their record vs the puck line in these matchups is less impressive at 1-2, while posting an over-under record of 1-2.
• Through their last ten regular season contests, New Jersey has a record of 5-5. The team’s record vs the puck line was just 3-7, in addition to an over-under mark of 5-5.

The Lean

If you’re looking for a moneyline pick, my choice is the Devils to take down the Rangers at home. With the moneyline currently at -123, I’m placing my bet on the Devils straight-up.

When making a puck line pick, we’re backing the Devils to win and cover. Watch for the Devils to win this game by multiple goals over the Rangers.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 5.5 goals, we believe that this game will go over that threshold, and we recommend wagering on the over.

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Rangers Look to Finally String Wins Together in Crucial Matchup vs. Devils

The New York Rangers will try to do something they haven’t accomplished in nearly five months—win three straight games—when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in a pivotal late-season rivalry showdown.

The Rangers (36-32-7, 79 points) still have work to do to climb into a playoff spot, currently trailing the Montreal Canadiens by two points for the final Eastern Conference wild-card berth. With seven games remaining, including tough matchups against the Hurricanes, Panthers, and two against the Lightning, every point counts.

Wednesday’s wild 5-4 overtime win over Minnesota was a step in the right direction. Vincent Trocheck delivered the game-winner 24 seconds into the extra frame, while Artemi Panarin added a goal and two assists. Panarin has been on a tear, recording 11 goals and 23 points in his past 16 games.

“A win is a win at the end of the day… We’re doing anything we can to get those wins in our column right now, so points are points,”

– Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller on the team’s playoff push.

New York has had seven previous chances to earn a third straight win since November—and has fallen short each time (0-4-3). They’ll need to break that trend in a hostile environment against a Devils team that has outscored them 10-1 in two of their three meetings this season.

The Devils (40-29-7, 87 points) are sitting in third place in the Metropolitan Division and are on the verge of securing a playoff spot. Despite being without Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton since early March, New Jersey is 7-6-1 in the 14 games since and enters Saturday on a modest two-game win streak after sweeping the Minnesota Wild in a home-and-home.

“When you play 16 games in 31 days, that’s a heavy workload, that’s a playoff workload… We’ll try to pull out of practice what we can do to stay game ready,”

– Devils coach Sheldon Keefe on keeping the team sharp during a rare four-day break.

New Jersey’s offense has been finding answers without its stars. Nico Hischier, Luke Hughes, and Jesper Bratt all contributed in the team’s most recent shootout win over Minnesota. Saturday marks a chance for the Devils to win three straight for just the second time since losing Hughes and Hamilton.

The Rangers, meanwhile, got a glimpse of the future in Wednesday’s win with 2023 first-round pick Gabe Perreault making his NHL debut, skating alongside J.T. Miller and Alexis Lafreniere. He’ll likely stay in the lineup as New York continues its late push toward the postseason.

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With playoff pressure building and rivalry tensions always high, expect a high-stakes battle at Prudential Center.

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