NHL Prop Bets: Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers (March 19, 2026)
The New York Rangers (28-32-8) face the Columbus Blue Jackets (35-21-11) at Nationwide Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Blue Jackets are favored to win at -218. They're currently +120 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Rangers are -142 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Rangers have a 35-33 Puck Line record this season, while the Blue Jackets hold a record of 36-31.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.
- The Rangers have a 30-35-3 O/U record this season (meaning 30 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Blue Jackets have a 31-34-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Rangers are averaging 2.79 goals per game this season (25th in the league). Comparatively, the Blue Jackets are averaging +0.4 more at 3.15 goals (14th).
- Defensively, the Rangers are giving up 3.16 goals per game this season (22nd in the league), while the Blue Jackets are giving up an average of 3.10 goals (20th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, NY Rangers is averaging 25.1 shots per game this season (31st in the NHL). Meanwhile, Columbus is allowing its opposition 29.5 shots per game (26th).
- Flipping that script, the Rangers are allowing 29.3 shots per game (21st in the NHL), while the Blue Jackets are averaging 29.9 shots (5th).
Power Play
- NY Rangers holds a power play percentage of 24.3%, ranking 6th in the league this season, while Columbus sits 16th with 20.7% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Rangers have a penalty kill rate of 77.6% (ranked 25th), compared to the Blue Jackets at 77.7% (24th).
P1 Result
NY Rangers is +245 to win the first period, while Columbus is +135.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Rangers | 20-26-22 | 6-16-10 | 14-10-12 | 4-4-2 |
| Columbus | 29-16-22 | 19-5-9 | 10-11-13 | 4-2-4 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +290 to go to overtime.
- The Rangers have played in 17 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Blue Jackets have appeared in 22.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Rangers have played in 3 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Blue Jackets have appeared in 8.
Last Time They Met
Columbus recorded a 4-5 overtime victory over NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden when these teams last met on March 2. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Gabriel Perreault did all he could for his team, recording 2 goals and 1 assist.
