Rangers vs. Utah Prediction: Rangers Predicted to Win Thursday's NHL Matchup [1/16/2025]

NHL action continues on Thursday at 9:00PM ET as the NY Rangers take on the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced NHL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Rangers as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's NY Rangers-Utah game 10,000 times," said Mac Douglass from Dimers.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Rangers with a win probability of 52% and Utah with 48%."

For a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Rangers vs. Utah predictions page.

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Rangers vs. Utah Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's matchup between Utah and Rangers at Delta Center is scheduled to begin at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: NY Rangers vs. Utah Hockey Club
• Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Delta Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Thursday's Rangers vs. Utah matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Rangers vs. Utah Hockey Club Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NHL matchup between the Rangers and Utah 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives NY Rangers a 52% chance of defeating the Utah.

According to our model, Utah (+1.5) has a 69% chance of covering the puck line, while the 6-goal over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Rangers vs. Utah Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Rangers	Utah
Puck Line	-1.5 (+220)	+1.5 (-250)
Moneyline	-118	+100
Total	o6 (-105)	u6 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Rangers vs. Utah Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Rangers vs. Utah matchup is on the total.

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Rangers vs. Utah Player Props

Who will score an anytime goal in Rangers vs. Utah?

According to our model, NY's Artemi Panarin is most likely to score the first goal in Rangers vs. Utah.

Our projections give Panarin a 6.5% chance of scoring the first goal at Delta Center, while the Rangers star is a 29.4% chance of registering an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

NY Rangers

Player	First Goal Probability
Artemi Panarin	6.5%
Chris Kreider	6.3%
Alexis Lafreniere	5.9%

Utah Hockey Club

Player	First Goal Probability
Clayton Keller	6.1%
Logan Cooley	5.6%
Josh Doan	5.4%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

NY Rangers

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Chris Kreider	30.6%
Artemi Panarin	29.4%
Alexis Lafreniere	29.3%

Utah Hockey Club

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Clayton Keller	29.8%
Logan Cooley	29.3%
Josh Doan	28.3%

Conclusion

We predict NY Rangers, with a 52% win probability, will likely beat Utah on Thursday.

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