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NHL Prop Bets: New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks (March 27, 2026)

The Chicago Blackhawks (27-32-13) face the New York Rangers (28-35-9) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Friday's matchup. The Rangers are favored to win at -162. They're currently +164 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Blackhawks are -198 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Blackhawks have a 45-27 Puck Line record this season, while the Rangers hold a record of 36-36.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -135 and UNDER at +114.

  • The Blackhawks have a 30-40-2 O/U record this season (meaning 30 games have gone over the total points line, 40 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Rangers have a 32-37-3 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Blackhawks are averaging 2.57 goals per game this season (30th in the league). Comparatively, the Rangers are averaging 2.76 (26th).
  • Defensively, the Blackhawks are giving up 3.17 goals per game this season (23rd in the league), while the Rangers are giving up an average of 3.18 goals (24th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Chicago is averaging 24.4 shots per game this season (32nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Rangers is allowing its opposition 29.4 shots per game (23rd).
  • Flipping that script, the Blackhawks are allowing 30.2 shots per game (31st in the NHL), while the Rangers are averaging 25.2 shots (30th).

Power Play

  • Chicago holds a power play percentage of 17.9%, ranking 23rd in the league this season, while NY Rangers sits 7th with 24.3% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Blackhawks have a penalty kill rate of 84.8% (ranked 1st), compared to the Rangers at 78.1% (23rd).

P1 Result

Chicago is +210 to win the first period, while NY Rangers is +155.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Chicago 18-22-32 9-12-15 9-10-17 3-5-2
    NY Rangers 20-30-22 6-18-10 14-12-12 4-6-0

To Go To Overtime

Friday's matchup is +275 to go to overtime.

  • The Blackhawks have played in 20 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Rangers have appeared in 18.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Blackhawks have played in 8 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Rangers have appeared in 4.

Last Time They Met

Chicago recorded a 3-0 victory over NY Rangers at United Center when these teams last met on December 10. That result snapped the Rangers' five-game winning streak against the Blackhawks at United Center.