The New York Rangers (3-4-1) are heavily favored at home (-290 moneyline odds to win) against the San Jose Sharks (0-4-2, +235 moneyline odds). Thursday’s outing begins at 7 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden on ESPN+.

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Rangers vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-290)
• Underdog: Sharks (+235)
• Over/under: 6.5

Rangers vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• New York and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals — this game’s over/under — only two times this season.
• So far this season, 66.7% of San Jose’s games (4/6) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 4.7, is 1.8 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• The 6.7 goals per game these two teams are conceding this season are 0.2 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

• The Rangers offense’s 16 total goals (two per game) rank 28th in the league.
• On defense, New York is one of the best squads in league competition, giving up 15 total goals to rank fourth.
• Their goal differential (+1) ranks them 14th in the NHL.
• New York has put up three power-play goals on 20 chances this season, to rank 25th in the league.
• The Rangers’ offense has the NHL’s 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15%).
• New York has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Rangers’ penalty-kill percentage (88.24%) is the league’s seventh-best.
• The Rangers’ players have posted the sixth-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 53.6%.
• New York has a 7% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 31st in the league.
• The Rangers average 25.4 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

• In four games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has won twice.
• The Rangers have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds less than -290.
• The moneyline odds imply that New York has a 74.4% chance of winning this game.

Rangers Leaders

• Artemi Panarin: two goals and five assists
• Adam Fox: three goals and three assists
• Jonathan Tanner Miller: two goals and two assists
• Igor Shesterkin: 2-3-1 record, .956 save percentage, seven goals conceded

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks’ 16 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 28th in the league.
• San Jose’s 29 total goals allowed (4.8 per game) rank 30th in the league.
• They have a -13 goal differential, which ranks 31st in the league.
• San Jose has scored five power-play goals this season (on 21 chances). That’s the eighth-most in the NHL.
• The Sharks have the NHL’s 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 23.81%.
• San Jose has scored one shorthanded goal this season (third among all NHL squads).
• The 68.42% penalty-kill percentage the Sharks have registered is the league’s 28th-ranked rate.
• The Sharks win 51.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 13th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• San Jose is shooting 10.6% (17th in the league).
• The Sharks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have been an underdog in six games this season, and did not pull off an upset in any of them.
• San Jose has not played a game with longer moneyline odds than +235.
• The Sharks have a 29.9% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Sharks Leaders

• Macklin Celebrini: two goals and four assists
• Dmitry Orlov: five assists
• Jeff Skinner: three goals and one assist
• Alex Nedeljkovic: 0-2-1 record, .890 save percentage, 11 goals conceded