Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 3/19/25, 8:40 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 3/20/25 at 3:41 AM in NHL Picks

New York Rangers will host Toronto Maple Leafs at the Madison Square Garden next Thursday night in a crucial game for the Rangers as they currently are 1 point behind the Eastern Conference playoffs’ spots. However, their streak of 2 consecutive losses against teams from the Pacific Division will really put pressure on their backs as Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to be a more consistent team in comparison to Edmonton and Calgary.

In this matter, the main objective for New York Rangers must be trying to recover their offensive effectiveness, because even though they’ve scored more than 200 goals throughout the season, they only were able to score more than 2 goals in regulation time in 1 out of their last 5 games. Additionally, it must be remembered that they’re currently battling with NY Islanders, CBJ Blue Jackets and DET Red Wings for the eighth spot of the Eastern Conference.

On Toronto Maple Leafs’ case, this team has a streak of 2 victories in a row, however it must be taken into consideration that they faced a very challenging game against Colorado Avalanche less than 24 hours before the kickoff of this game. With that effort in mind, they’re expected to deliver a slow-paced game during the first minutes, but they still need to win to remain as the best team in the Atlantic Division.