New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues Prediction 12/18/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The New York Rangers and the St. Louis Blues meet Thursday in NHL action from the Enterprise Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues prediction.

New York Rangers Recap

The New York Rangers come into this game looking to shake off a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks last time out to sit at 16-15-4 this season. After this game, the Rangers will head home for a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Rangers Lose 5 Of Their Last 6

Artemi Panarin has 34 points with 11 goals and 23 assists while Adam Fox has 26 points with a team-high 23 assists. JT Miller has 20 points with 9 goals and 11 assists while Will Cuylle has 18 points with 9 goals and 9 assists and Mika Zibanejad has 25 points with 11 goals and 14 assists. Alexis Lafreniere also has 18 points with 11 assists as well this season. Igor Shesterkin has gone 13-11-3 with a 2.55 GAA and a .908 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 3-4-1 with a 1.88 GAA and a .932 save percentage in goal for the Rangers so far this season.

St. Louis Blues Recap

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to add on to their 1-0 win over Winnipeg last time out to sit at 13-15-7 this season. After this game, St. Louis will take on the Florida Panthers on the road.

Blues Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight

Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 24 points including 17 assists while Jordan Kyrou has 16 points with 8 goals and 8 assists and Justin Faulk has 18 points with 8 goals and 10 assists. Pius Suter has 14 points with 7 goals and 7 assists. Cam Fowler has 12 points with 11 assists. Dylan Holloway has 17 points with 8 goals and 9 assists. Pavel Buchnevich has also added 17 points with 5 goals and 12 assists as well this season. Jordan Binnington has gone 7-8-5 with a 3.49 GAA and an .869 save percentage in goal for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 6-7-2 with a 2.97 GAA and an .896 save percentage so far this season. 

New York Rangers @ St. Louis Blues Betting Trends: December 18, 2025

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The underdogs have won six of the Blues’ last seven games at Enterprise Center.
• The Rangers have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Rangers’ last nine games.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as favorites.
• The Rangers have lost the third period in each of their last six games as favorites when trailing after the second period.

Why the New York Rangers will win

• The Blues have lost each of their last seven night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Rangers have won three of their last four road games.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight home games following a win.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in four of their last five road games.
• The Blues have lost the second period in each of their last seven night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Rangers’ last five games against Central Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Blues’ last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the last seven games between the Rangers and Blues.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in seven of the Rangers’ last eight road games.

St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts

• Brayden Schenn has recorded at least one assist in each of the Blues’ last five home games against the Rangers.
• Jordan Kyrou has scored a goal in four of the Blues’ last five home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Alexei Toropchenko has recorded four blocks against the Rangers this season – equal-most against any opponent.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Artemi Panarin has scored a goal in four of the Rangers’ last five road games.
• Adam Fox has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances.
• Vladislav Gavrikov has recorded two assists against the Blues this season – most against any opponent.

Matchup/League Facts

• The St. Louis Blues rank 31st in the league for goals per game this season (2.49).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 30th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.46).
• The New York Rangers rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.51).
• The New York Rangers rank 7th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.71).

New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction

I’m on the under in this one. This Rangers team is having serious goal-scoring issues right now, and the Blues are on a back-to-back after only scoring 1 goal in Wednesday’s matchup and I think that this is a 3-2 kind of game whichever way it ends up going. Give me the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Under 5.5