New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 1/30/25, 5:50 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 2/1/25 at 12:55 AM in NHL Picks

The second game in the NHL schedule for next Saturday, February 01st corresponds to the clash between Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, which will take place at 02:30 pm CST. For this confrontation the expectations are truly high as both teams are fiercely battling to get closer to the playoffs’ spots within the Eastern Conference, so they must try to exploit their offensive capabilities from the early instances of this game.

Looking deeper at both teams’ performances, Boston Bruins fell again from the playoffs’ spots after losing their last 2 games in a row, in which they again had big troubles to keep a sustainable offensive performance. Also, their defensive line has been struggling a lot after conceding 5 or more goals in 3 out of their last 5 games. With those numbers in mind, it isn’t weird enough not to have the Bruins as the favorites to win this game.

On New York Rangers’ case, they’ll also face this as a must-win game after also losing their last 2 games in a row. Those results took them down to the thirteenth spot of the Eastern Conference, so a victory is totally mandatory for this game if they want to, at least, keep the gap of 5 points they currently have against the eighth qualified of their Conference. However, it’s remarkable that players like Panarim literally disappeared since their first disputed games.