New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks NHL Prediction, Pick, Odds for November 13
The New York Rangers (11-8-1) take on the Vancouver Canucks (3-16-1) tonight in an NHL matchup in Vancouver, BC.
The Rangers are currently the overwhelming -220 moneyline favorites and the total sits at 6.5 goals (-104o / -118u).
Let’s dive into my Rangers vs Canucks NHL prediction and pick for Friday, November 13.
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Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers
On the final game of this four-game West Coast swing, the Rangers have an excellent opportunity to be victors in three of them.
And that’s saying a lot, since they entered this road trip with a 1-6-1 road record.
They already beat the Kraken on Saturday, and fell to the Oilers before bouncing back and beating the Flames in Calgary on Wednesday.
This time, the Canucks stand in front of the Blue Shirts, and it’s been a total disaster for Vancouver since the fourth game of the season.
After going 2-1 to start, the Canucks have played 16 games and have lost 15 of them. Mind you, the one win they recorded in that stretch, they were down 5-2 in the third period against the Ducks and made a heroic comeback in the final 10 minutes.
So yeah, the Canucks are bad. Real bad.
Unsurprisingly, Vancouver has the worst 5-on-5 defense, with a 48.14 xGA, putting its goaltenders in precarious positions. Tonight, Leevi Merilainen will get the nod, who’s by far been the better netminder out of him and Kevin Lankinen.
Merilainen has been fine, all things considered, but he’s not a reliable goalie to take over a game. This season, he’s playing to an .889 SV% and a -2.3 GSAx.
Conversely, Dylan Garand has been a major boost to New York after losing Igor Shesterkin for the season.
Garand has been a force in his 12 starts, only allowing on average 2.48 goals per game, with a .905 SV% and a 1.6 GSAx.
He seems cool, calm, and collected in net, which New York needed.
Since the Rangers have the sixth most efficient offense at even strength and a mildly decent power play, I’m taking New York to come out of this game on top by two goals or more.
Pick: Rangers -1.5
