New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders Picks and Prediction for Saturday, December 27, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s a Metropolitan Division tilt on the ice as a pair of crosstown rivals trying to pick up two points collide on the ice in the Big Apple when the New York Rangers take on the New York Islanders Saturday evening and we have the inside scoop with our Rangers vs. Islanders prediction. New York blasted Washington 7-3 on the road in their previous contest Tuesday night. New York edged New Jersey 2-1 at home in their previous game Tuesday night. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Rangers own a 7-3 advantage though the Islanders picked up a 5-0 road win in the first meeting this season November 8. Read more about this Rangers vs. Islanders prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Rangers Seeking to Maintain Road Success
New York won for the third time in four games as they drubbed the Capitals on the road Tuesday night in their previous contest. The Rangers improved to 19-16-4 on the year and stood fifth in the Metropolitan Division, five points behind the Hurricanes for the top spot entering Friday night. New York is 28th in the league with an average of 2.62 goals per game. The Rangers are 7th in goals against by allowing 2.69 goals per game this season. New York is 18th when it comes to success with the man advantage as they have converted 18.9% of their power play opportunities this season. The Rangers are 16th in the league by successfully navigating 80.7% of their shorthanded situations on the season.
Against Washington, New York got their offensive attack clicking on all cylinders and that helped them drub the Capitals Tuesday night. The Rangers were outshot 6-5 in the opening period but skated off with a 1-0 advantage on the scoreboard after 20 minutes of action. Taylor Raddysh opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the year at 14:57 off assists from Jonny Brodzinski and Braden Schneider. In the second period, New York was outshot 15-5 and outscored 3-1 to trail 3-2 at the second intermission. After giving up a pair of goals to trail 2-1, Will Cuylle tied the score with his 10th goal of the year, on the power play, at 11:14 off assists from Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck. The Rangers gave up the go-ahead goal later in the period to trail after 40 minutes. In the third period, New York saw the shots even at 11 but outscored Washington 5-0 to earn the win. Raddysh tied the game with his second of the night and seventh of the year at 8:10 off assists from Cuylle and Noah Laba. Alexis Lafreniere gave the Rangers a 4-3 edge with his eighth goal of the year at 9:18 with assists going to Artemi Panarin and Scott Morrow. Trocheck made it a 5-3 game with his seventh goal of the year at 13:43 with assists going to Brodzinski and Gabe Perreault. Panarin extended to a 6-3 lead with his 14th goal of the year, into an empty net, at 17:44 off assists from Zibanejad and Lafreniere. Trocheck closed the scoring with his eighth goal of the year at 18:09 with assists going to Cuylle and Raddysh. Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves for the Rangers, who were outshot 32-21, in the win. Shesterkin (16-11-3, 2.55 GAA, .908 save percentage, shutout) is expected to get the start here.
Key Injury Report for Rangers:
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- Left wing J.T. Miller (upper body) is out.
- Defenseman Adam Fox (upper body) is out.
- Center Adam Edstrom (lower body) is day-to-day.
New York Trying to Prevail on Home Ice
New York snapped a three-game slide as they edged the Devils at home Tuesday night to head into the Christmas break on a positive note. The Islanders entered Friday tied for third in the Metropolitan Division with a 20-13-4 record, three points behind the Hurricanes for the top spot in the division. New York is tied for 23rd in goals per game as they average 2.81 goals per contest. The Islanders are 8th in goals against per game as they allow 2.70 goals a night. New York is 26th in power play success as they convert 16.4% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Islanders are 11th in penalty killing as they successfully get through 81.6% of their shorthanded situations this year.
Against the Devils, the Islanders broke a tie in the third period and managed to skate away with the victory. New York was outshot 15-7 in the opening period and trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard at the first intermission. The Islanders owned a 14-6 advantage in shots in the second period and scored the lone goal of the period to tie the game at 1 after 40 minutes of action. Simon Holmstrom tallied the equalizer with his seventh goal of the year, unassisted, at 12:10 of the period. The third period saw the Islanders outshot 11-4 but they tallied the lone goal of the stanza to earn the win. Adam Pelech tallied the winner with his second goal of the year at 18:45 off assists from Anders Lee and Holmstrom. David Rittich made 31 saves for the Islanders, who were outshot 32-25, in the win. Ilya Sorokin (12-10-2, 2.55 GAA, .909 save percentage, two shutouts) gets the start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Islanders:
- Goaltender Semyon Varlamov (knee) is out.
- Defenseman Ethan Bear (undisclosed) is out.
- Left wing Pierre Engvall (ankle) is out.
- Defenseman Alexander Romanov (upper body) is out.
- Center Kyle Palmieri (knee) is out.
Rangers vs. Islanders Pick
Rangers vs. Islanders Moneyline Pick
- Rangers -100 (4 units)
The Rangers have won three of their last four games entering this contest. In addition, New York is a stellar 14-6-1 on the road this season, which gives them the most road victories in the league. Meanwhile, the Islanders had dropped three straight before beating the Devils and are dealing with some key injuries as well. New York hopes to have Sorokin back between the pipes and Bo Horvat back on the ice. The Islanders’ win in the first meeting this season snapped the Rangers’ five-game win streak in the series. Look for the Blueshirts to pick up the road win here.
Rangers vs. Islanders Over/Under Pick
- Under 5.5 (4 units)
New York has stayed under the total in 25 of their 39 games of the season, with one push. The Rangers have an average total of 5.31 goals per game this season. In their 21 road games on the year, that number climbs to 5.52 goals a night. New York has seen the under hit in 21 of their 37 games on the year. The Islanders have an average total of 5.51 goals per game and that number is 5.50 goals per game at home in their 20 contests entering Friday. They enter this game having stayed under the number in seven of their last nine games while the Rangers have stayed under the number in seven of their last 10 games. Take the under here as both teams struggle to dent the twine.
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