Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Prediction, 2/5/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
TV: MSG+
Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-210) Rangers (+172)
Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Rangers (25-23-4) will attempt to defeat the Boston Bruins (26-22-6) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -210 while New York is coming in at +172. The over/under is 6.

The Boston Bruins had a good night with a 6-3 victory over the Rangers their last time on the ice. Boston earned 6 mins in the box in this game. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries and notched 2 goals. The Bruins had a solid offensive outing in this victory. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 6 out of the 25 shots they launched.
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In terms of their scoring, the Boston Bruins have notched 149 goals (22nd in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 174. For the season, they have recorded 58 points and their points percentage is .537. Boston has accounted for 165 power play chances and they have scored 25 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 15.15%. At even strength, the Bruins have allowed the opponent to score 132 goals while scoring 124 of their own. Boston has attempted 1,473 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.1%. The Bruins thus far have had 1,541 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .887. Boston Bruins opponents have tallied 168 power play opportunities (2nd in pro hockey) and have notched 42 goals in those chances.
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Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has participated in 294 contests during his pro hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 124-112-31 and he was named the starter in 266 games. The opposition has scored 827 goals against Korpisalo in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.24. Korpisalo has seen 8,334 shots taken against him and has gathered 7,507 saves. His save percentage currently is .901 during his 15,299 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Korpisalo has accrued 130 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .489.
The last time they were on the ice, New York played the Golden Knights in an outing where the Rangers notched a win by a score of 4-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and scored 2 out of those chances. The Rangers earned 4 goals of the 28 shots on goal they took.
The Rangers have earned 126 goals at even strength and 29 goals (20th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. New York has taken 1,545 shots (11th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.03%, while allowing the other team 1,601 shots. For the year, the New York Rangers have a total of 155 goals, 54 points, and a points percentage of .519. They have permitted 160 goals to be scored by way of 132 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 136 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.32%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.17% on the other teams 157 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 90.0%.
On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Igor Shesterkin in the crease. Opponents are averaging 2.90 goals/game and he has given up 605 goals altogether. Shesterkin's quality start percentage sits at 64.1% and he has qualified for 157 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 245 games and has played for a total of 12,515 mins. Shesterkin holds a career mark of 152-77-19 and has participated in 250 games. He has gathered 6,845 stops out of 7,450 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .919.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-210)
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