Canadiens vs. Rangers Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Canadiens vs. Rangers NHL game on April 2, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 2, 11PM Madison Square Garden
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Apr 2, 11PM Madison Square Garden
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Canadiens
0 2 1 3
Rangers
0 0 2 2
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0%
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Canadiens
0 2 1 3
Rangers
0 0 2 2
P3 19:39 Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 19:00 Shot on goal by Will Cuylle saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 18:35 Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
P3 18:10 Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 17:44 Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:40 Shot missed by Conor Sheary
P3 16:56 Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 15:12 Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P3 14:44 Shot on goal by Will Cuylle saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 14:05 Goal scored by Will Cuylle
P3 12:20 Shot on goal by Jaroslav Chmelar saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 11:29 Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 09:49 Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
P3 09:21 Goal scored by Adam Fox
P3 09:20 Canadiens shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
P3 09:08 Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 08:25 Shot missed by Braden Schneider
P3 06:50 Shot on goal by Rangers saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 06:16 Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Josh Anderson
P3 05:53 Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Jacob Fowler
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 19:57
Canadiens won faceoff against Rangers in defensive zone
P3 19:57
Stoppage - Icing
P3 19:41
Jake Evans won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
P3 19:41
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P3 19:39
SHOT
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 19:01
Jake Evans won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
P3 19:00
SHOT
Shot on goal by Will Cuylle saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 18:35
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
P3 18:10
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 17:44
SHOT
Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:40
SHOT
Shot missed by Conor Sheary
P3 16:56
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 15:12
SHOT
Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P3 14:55
Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
P3 14:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Will Cuylle saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 14:37
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
P3 14:08
Juraj Slafkovský won faceoff against Gabe Perreault in neutral zone
P3 14:05
GOAL
Goal scored by Will Cuylle
2-2
P3 13:14
Giveaway by Tye Kartye in defensive zone
P3 12:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jaroslav Chmelar saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 11:29
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 09:49
SHOT
Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
P3 09:23
Jake Evans won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone
P3 09:21
GOAL
Goal scored by Adam Fox
2-1
P3 09:20
SHOT
Canadiens shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
P3 09:08
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 08:25
SHOT
Shot missed by Braden Schneider
P3 07:47
Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
P3 06:50
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rangers saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 06:16
SHOT
Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Josh Anderson
P3 05:53
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 05:48
Drew Fortescue credited with hit on Jake Evans in neutral zone
P3 05:17
Jake Evans won faceoff against Noah Laba in offensive zone
P3 04:59
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Noah Laba in offensive zone
P3 04:59
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 04:15
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 04:04
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Igor Shesterkin
P3 04:01
SHOT
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Adam Fox
P3 02:27
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Laba saved by Jacob Fowler
P3 02:09
Jake Evans won faceoff against Noah Laba in neutral zone
P3 02:09
Stoppage - Offside
P3 01:18
Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone
P3 01:14
Giveaway by Ivan Demidov in offensive zone
P3 00:00
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
P2 20:00
End of 2nd Period.
P2 19:33
SHOT
Shot missed by Will Cuylle
P2 18:51
Stoppage - Icing
P2 18:34
SHOT
Drew Fortescue shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
P2 17:53
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tye Kartye saved by Jacob Fowler
P2 17:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Gabe Perreault
P2 16:35
Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
P2 16:35
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
P2 15:51
Takeaway by Jaroslav Chmelar in defensive zone
P2 15:37
Shorthanded - Alex Newhook won faceoff against Noah Laba in defensive zone
P2 15:37
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 15:35
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Adam Fox
P2 15:11
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Igor Shesterkin
P2 14:22
Power play - Giveaway by Noah Laba in offensive zone
P2 13:41
Power play - Noah Laba won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
P2 13:13
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexis Lafreniere
P2 13:09
SHOT
Adam Fox shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P2 12:37
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Caufield
P2 12:33
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in offensive zone
P2 12:09
SHOT
Adam Fox shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P2 11:44
SHOT
Shot missed by Kaiden Guhle
P2 11:25
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Igor Shesterkin
P2 10:14
Power play - Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
P2 10:08
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Igor Shesterkin
P2 09:34
SHOT
Power play - Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Braden Schneider
P2 09:27
SHOT
Power play - Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
P2 09:12
Canadiens won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
P2 08:21
Jayden Struble credited with hit on Will Cuylle in defensive zone
P2 07:05
Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone
P2 07:05
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
P2 06:20
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Noah Laba in neutral zone
P2 06:02
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
P2 05:44
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský in offensive zone
P2 05:40
SHOT
Shot missed by Arber Xhekaj
P2 05:36
Stoppage - Icing
P2 04:53
Jake Evans won faceoff against Jonny Brodzinski in defensive zone
P2 04:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 04:36
Canadiens won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
P2 04:35
GOAL
Goal scored by Alex Newhook assisted by Ivan Demidov
1-0
P2 04:26
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zachary Bolduc saved by Igor Shesterkin
P2 03:30
Mika Zibanejad credited with hit on Noah Dobson in neutral zone
P2 03:24
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone
P2 03:24
Stoppage - Offside
P2 03:15
SHOT
Shot missed by Canadiens
P2 03:14
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Igor Shesterkin
P2 02:55
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Noah Laba in defensive zone
P2 02:34
Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
P2 02:22
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Newhook
P2 02:19
Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in defensive zone
P2 02:17
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Igor Shesterkin
P2 01:27
SHOT
Shot on goal by Drew Fortescue saved by Jacob Fowler
P2 01:24
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in offensive zone
P2 00:00
Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
P1 20:00
End of 1st Period.
P1 18:25
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 18:23
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Igor Shesterkin
P1 17:51
Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Josh Anderson in neutral zone
P1 17:03
SHOT
Tye Kartye shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P1 16:33
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Noah Laba in offensive zone
P1 16:08
Joseph Veleno credited with hit on Drew Fortescue in offensive zone
P1 16:02
Adam Sykora credited with hit on Noah Dobson in offensive zone
P1 15:55
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Jaroslav Chmelar in defensive zone
P1 15:55
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
P1 15:41
Will Cuylle credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
P1 15:38
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Jonny Brodzinski in defensive zone
P1 15:26
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Newhook saved by Igor Shesterkin
P1 14:58
SHOT
Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Igor Shesterkin
P1 14:21
Stoppage - Player Injury
P1 14:18
SHOT
Jake Evans shot blocked by teammate
P1 13:29
Power play - Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc in offensive zone
P1 12:48
Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Alex Newhook in neutral zone
P1 12:48
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
P1 11:49
Stoppage - TV timeout
P1 11:49
Penalty to Noah Laba 2 minutes for Misconduct
P1 11:11
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Will Cuylle
P1 11:01
Power play - Noah Laba won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
P1 11:01
Stoppage - Offside
P1 10:23
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mika Zibanejad
P1 09:39
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Will Cuylle
P1 09:29
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Jacob Fowler
P1 07:28
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Jacob Fowler
P1 07:21
Power play - J.T. Miller won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
P1 07:21
Stoppage - Video Review
P1 07:21
Stoppage - TV timeout
P1 07:21
Penalty to Juraj Slafkovský 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Vladislav Gavrikov)
P1 07:13
Stoppage - Icing
P1 07:01
Takeaway by Alexis Lafreniere in defensive zone
P1 06:05
Giveaway by Jaroslav Chmelar in offensive zone
P1 05:49
SHOT
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Adam Sykora
P1 03:32
Alex Newhook won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
P1 03:32
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
P1 02:41
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Alexis Lafreniere in neutral zone
P1 02:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Igor Shesterkin
P1 02:01
Noah Laba won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
P1 01:54
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Noah Laba in neutral zone
P1 01:42
Jake Evans won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
P1 00:12
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P1 00:08
SHOT
Gabe Perreault shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Stats
Canadiens
STATS
Rangers
25Shots on Goal24
58% Faceoff Win % 42%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
22Hits27
13Shots Blocked5
15Giveaways18
CanadiensMTL
RangersNYR
25Shots on Goal24
58% Faceoff Win % 42%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
22Hits27
13Shots Blocked5
15Giveaways18

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Canadiens vs. Rangers: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Canadiens vs. Rangers
  • Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Madison Square Garden

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Canadiens favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Canadiens -115, Rangers +115

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Canadiens: 53%
  • Rangers: 47%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Canadiens a win probability of 53%, while the Rangers have a win probability of 47%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Canadiens are more likely to beat the Rangers in the NHL game at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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