Vancouver Canucks vs New York Rangers Prediction 12/16/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers meet Tuesday in NHL action from Madison Square Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers prediction.

Vancouver Canucks Recap

The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to add on to their 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils last time out to sit at 12-17-3 this season. After this game, the Canucks will head on the road for a game against the Islanders.

Canucks Snap Two-Game Slide

Elias Pettersson has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists. Kiefer Sherwood has 17 points with a team-high 13 goals while Conor Garland has 18 points with 6 goals and 12 assists and Brock Boeser has 16 points with 9 goals and 7 assists. Evander Kane has 15 points with 5 goals and 10 assists and Filip Hronek has 16 points with 14 assists. Thatcher Demko has gone 6-5 with a 2.67 GAA and a .903 save percentage while Kevin Lankinen is 4-10-3 with a 3.49 GAA and an .878 save percentage in goal for Vancouver this season.

New York Rangers Recap

The New York Rangers come into this game looking to shake off their 4-1 loss at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks last time out to sit at 16-14-4 this season. After this game, the Rangers will take on the St. Louis Blues on the road.

Rangers Lose 4 Of Last 5

Entering Monday’s game against the Ducks, Artemi Panarin has 33 points with 11 goals and 22 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 17 points with 10 assists as well this season. Igor Shesterkin has gone 13-10-3 with a 2.53 GAA and a .909 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 3-3-1 with a 1.86 GAA and a .944 save percentage in goal for the Rangers so far this season.

Vancouver Canucks @ New York Rangers Betting Trends: December 16, 2025

Why the New York Rangers will win

• The Canucks have lost each of their last five games following a road win.
• The Rangers have won six of their last seven games against the Canucks.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games following a road win.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in five of their last six games following a home loss.
• The Canucks have lost the second period in eight of their last nine road games when leading after the first period.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• The Rangers have lost each of their last five games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Canucks have won three of their last five games as road underdogs against the Rangers.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Rangers’ last eight games.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Rangers have lost the third period in each of their last five games as favorites when trailing after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Rangers’ last nine Tuesday games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Canucks’ last eight games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the last seven Tuesday games at Madison Square Garden have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Canucks’ last five road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Rangers’ last five home games against the Canucks.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Vincent Trocheck has recorded at least one point in each of his 10 previous appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Canucks.
• Adam Fox has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances.
• Taylor Raddysh has recorded four shots against the Canucks this season – equal-most against any opponent.

Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts

• Conor Garland has recorded at least one assist in four of the Canucks’ last five games as road underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Conor Garland has recorded at least one point in each of the Canucks’ last seven road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Elias Pettersson has scored the last goal in each of the Canucks’ last three night games at Madison Square Garden.
• Elias Pettersson has scored at least one goal in each of the Canucks’ last three night games at Madison Square Garden.
• Jake DeBrusk ranks T2nd in the league for Power Play Goals (8) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The New York Rangers rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.59).
• The New York Rangers rank 7th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.71).
• The Vancouver Canucks rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.50).
• The Vancouver Canucks rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (72.38%).

Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers Prediction

I’m on the Rangers here. The Canucks just look like a shell of what they’ve been now that the Quinn Hughes deal has been done, and there’s only so many games that you can win scoring 2 goals or less the way the Canucks have been at the best of times. The Rangers are on a back-to-back, but they have one of the better backups in the league in Jonathan Quick, and I think New York gets it done at home here. Give me the Rangers.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: NY Rangers -135