The New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils meet in a pivotal Game 5 in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Thursday. The series is tied 2-2. Puck drop from Prudential Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rangers vs. Devils odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Rangers opened the series with 5 goals in both Games 1 and 2 in Newark, but they had a power outage at home. New York managed just 1 goal each in Games 3 and 4.
The Devils flipped the script, after managing just 1 goal each in Games 1 and 2, both home losses. It managed 5 goals in a pair of road victories in Games 3 and 4.
The road team and the underdog is 4-0 in this series so far, with the Over going 2-0 in both games in Newark, while the Under cashed in each of the games in Manhattan.