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Devils at Rangers

NHL · Wednesday, Mar 18 · 6:00 PM CT · Madison Square Garden · Final NJ 6 – NYR 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ2136
NYR1113
Team box
NJ·NYR
39
shots
18
2 of 4
power play
0 of 2
50.8
faceoff %
49.2
14
hits
25
11
blocked shots
8
4
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jacob MarkstromNJ1815.833
Jonathan QuickNYR3933.846

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYR +3
NJ +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: NYR 1 · NJ 3lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 46%, NYR 54% · Updated Mar 18

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
NYR 2.9 – 2.6 NJ
Expected total
5.6
DevilsThe matchupRangers
+117Our fair odds−117
2.6Expected goals2.9
−0.10Power rating−0.10
2.7Goals / game2.8
3.0Allowed / game3.1
29.9Shots / game25.2
50.8Faceoff %54.3
18.9Hits / game25.7
34−33Season record28−39
6−4Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · NYR chance
Our model fair46.1%53.9%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NJNew Jersey Devils+11746%————
NYRNew York Rangers−11754%————
Spreadabout even
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.3our margin————
NYRNew York Rangers−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.6
Over5.6our total————
Under5.6our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 4%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 23%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 21%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 11%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 13%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 6%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 2%New York Rangers by 6 goals: <1%
← NJ wins byNYR wins by →
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more33%
New York Rangers wins by 3 or more22%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more23%
Decided by one goal44%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.6 expected
1 goals: 3%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 15%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 23%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 17%8 goals: 6%9 goals: 7%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: <1%13 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.569%
Total over 5.546%
Total over 6.535%
Total from 5 to 634%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NJJacob Markstrom G · last 5 starts: .867 save %, 3.34 GAAstarted
NYRJonathan Quick G · last 5 starts: .914 save %, 2.65 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·NYR
Mar 16 vs BOS
last game
Mar 16 vs LA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 67+ games
NJ·NYR
−0.10
rating (0 = average)
−0.10
2.7
goals / game
2.8
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.1
34−33
season record
28−39
18−17
home record
9−22
16−16
away record
19−17
W2
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
6−4
29.9
shots / game
25.2
50.8
faceoff %
54.3
18.9
hits / game
25.7
13.9
blocked shots / game
14.8
4.7
takeaways / game
4.4
15.6
giveaways / game
14.9

Rating Trend

NJ · NYR · 133 days
New Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · NYR 5−5
Mar 7at NJNJ 6 − 3
Apr 5, 2025at NJNJ 4 − 0
Jan 9, 2025at NYRNYR 3 − 2 OT
Dec 23, 2024at NJNJ 5 − 0
Dec 2, 2024at NYRNJ 5 − 1
Apr 3, 2024at NYRNYR 4 − 3
Mar 11, 2024at NYRNYR 3 − 1
Feb 22, 2024at NJNYR 5 − 1
Nov 18, 2023at NJNYR 5 − 3
May 1, 2023at NJNJ 4 − 0post

NJ · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Mar 16vs BOS4 − 3W
Mar 14vs LA6 − 4W
Mar 12vs CGY4 − 5L
Mar 8vs DET0 − 3L
Mar 7vs NYR6 − 3W
Mar 4vs TOR4 − 3W
Mar 3vs FLA5 − 1W
Feb 28at STL3 − 1W
Feb 26at PIT1 − 4L
Feb 25vs BUF1 − 2L

NYR · Last 10

6−4 · streak L1
Mar 16vs LA1 − 4L
Mar 14at MIN4 − 2W
Mar 12at WPG6 − 3W
Mar 10vs CGY4 − 0W
Mar 9at PHI6 − 2W
Mar 7at NJ3 − 6L
Mar 5vs TOR6 − 2W
Mar 2vs CBJ4 − 5L
Feb 28vs PIT3 − 2W
Feb 26vs PHI2 − 3L