Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Rangers: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 9, 2024

The Chicago Blackhawks are on the road to face the New York Rangers on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off home losses as Chicago (8-17-2) suffered a 4-2 defeat to Winnipeg on Saturday while New York (14-11-1) lost 7-5 to Seattle on Sunday.

Blackhawks vs Rangers: Head-to-head & key stats

• Chicago is 252-244-98-4 all-time against the Rangers.
• The Blackhawks are 4-9-2 on the road
• New York is allowing 3.03 goals per game
• Chicago is averaging 2.4 goals per game
• The Rangers are averaging 3.27 goals per game
• The Blackhawks are allowing 3.18 goals per game
• New York is 7-6-1 at home this season

Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Rangers: Preview

Chicago has lost five straight games and has been struggling all season. The Blackhawks are led by Connor Bedard's 20 points, Ryan Donato's 15 points, Teuvo Teravainen's 13 points and Alex Vlasic's 12 points.

Chicago will likely start Arvid Soderblom who is 1-5-1 with a 2.46 GAA and a .919 SV%.

Meanwhile, New York has lost seven of its last nine games and recently traded Jacob Trouba. The Rangers will start Igor Shesterkin who is 9-9-1 with a 2.99 GAA and a .908 SV%.

They are led by Artemi Panarin who has 34 points, Adam Fox with 22 points, Will Cuylle with 21 points and Alexis Lafreniere with 20 points.

Blackhawks vs Rangers: Odds & Prediction

Chicago is a +205 underdog while New York is a -250 favorite. The over/under set at six goals.

The Rangers haven't been playing good hockey as of late, but this is a good spot for them to get back on track with a big win. The Blackhawks' offense will struggle to score goals against Shesterkin, who is one of the best goalies in the NHL.

New York's offense should be able to score plenty at home despite being on a back-to-back.

Prediction: Rangers 4, Blackhawks 1.

Blackhawks vs Rangers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Rangers -1.5 (+105)

Tip 2: Under 6 (-112)

Tip 3: Mika Zibanejad 3+ shots on goal (-135)