New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues, Picks and Prediction, Thursday, December 18, 2025
Use Code WWWC New York (16-15-4) will be trying to move up the Metropolitan Division standings when they visit Enterprise Center on Thursday night to face St. Louis (12-15-7) at 8 PM. ET. Read on to find out which team picks up the win in this Rangers vs. Blues prediction. Nobody does it better when it comes to NHL picks!
The Rangers are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Canucks. The Blues are coming off a 5-2 loss to Nashville.
St. Louis is 6-4-0 in its last 10 games against New York.
Rangers Trying To Snap Two-Game Losing Streak
The Rangers followed up their win over Montreal with two straight losses. They will try to snap their losing streak and move up the division standings with a win on Thursday.
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New York averages 2.51 goals per game. They scored three goals on 23 shots in their last game.
Artemi Panarin has 34 points from 11 goals and 23 assists. Adam Fox has 26 points from three goals and 23 assists, while Mika Zibanejad has 25 points from 11 goals and 14 assists.
New York is giving up 2.71 goals per game, which is seventh in the league. They’ve killed 81.3 percent of their penalties, which is 15th.
Jonathan Quick saved 14 of the 16 shots that he faced. He is 3-4-1 with a 1.88 GAA and a .932 save percentage.
Blues Trying To Bounce Back From Loss
The Blues followed up their win over Chicago with a loss to the Predators in their last game. They will try to bounce back from the loss and pick up their second win in three games when they play on Thursday.
St. Louis averages 2.53 goals per game. They scored two goals on 22 shots in their last game.
Robert Thomas has 23 points from seven goals and 16 assists. Justin Faulk has 17 points from seven goals and 10 assists, while Dylan Holloway has 17 points from eight goals and nine assists.
St. Louis is giving up 3.56 goals per game, which is 32nd in the league. They’ve killed 77.6 percent of their penalties, which is 24th.
Joel Hofer saved 21 of the 25 shots that he faced. He is 5-7-2 with a 3.16 GAA and a .890 save percentage.
Rangers vs. Blues Picks
Money Line Pick for Rangers vs. Blues
- New York Rangers -132 (4 Units)
The Rangers have the edge in this game because they’re playing well offensively and scored 10 goals in their last three road games. They haven’t been as good on special teams, converting over 18 percent of their power play opportunities. The Blues aren’t very good at killing penalties, and they’re the worst defensive team in the league, giving up 12 goals in their last three home games, so expect them to have a hard time slowing down the Rangers.
St. Louis will have a hard time keeping up offensively because they struggled in recent games and scored seven goals in their last three home games. They’ve done a better job on special teams, converting over 19 percent of their power play chances. The Rangers aren’t a great penalty-killing team, but they’re playing well defensively, giving up nine goals in their last three road games, so expect them to keep St. Louis’ offense in check. Take New York on the money line.
Over/Under Pick for Rangers vs. Blues
- Over 5.5 (4 Units)
The Rangers average 2.51 goals per game. They averaged 3.33 goals per game in their last three road games and converted 29 percent of their power play chances. They are facing a team that killed 75 percent of their penalties in their last three games and gave up 14 total goals. The Blues average 2.53 goals per game. They averaged 2.33 goals per game in their last three games and converted 14 percent of their power play chances. They are facing a team that killed 86 percent of their penalties in their last three games and gave up 11 total goals. Expect these teams to score enough goals to push the score over the total.
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