Golden Knights vs. Rangers prediction: Vegas favored to win Sunday's NHL matchup [12/7/2025]

The NY Rangers will take on the Vegas Golden Knights in NHL action at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, commencing at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model predicts the Golden Knights as the most likely winner of the Golden Knights vs. Rangers game.

This article offers a closer look at Sunday's matchup, including projected goal scorers, best bets and player prop picks.

Golden Knights vs. Rangers prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's NHL game between the Golden Knights and Rangers 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Golden Knights a 55% chance of beating the Rangers.

According to our model, the Rangers (+1.5) have a 64% chance of covering the puck line, while the 5.5-goal over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Golden Knights vs. Rangers odds

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

Bet Type	Golden Knights	Rangers
Puck Line	-1.5 (+154)	+1.5 (-170)
Moneyline	-164	+140
Total	o5.5 (-130)	u5.5 (+106)

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

Golden Knights vs. Rangers picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Puck Line	Rangers +1.5	-170
Moneyline	Rangers	+140
Total	Under 5.5	+106

According to our NHL best bets, the top play to make on this game is Rangers to win.

Golden Knights vs. Rangers player props

Who will score a goal in Golden Knights vs. Rangers?

According to our model, Artemi Panarin is most likely to score an anytime goal in Golden Knights vs. Rangers.

Our projections give Panarin a 36.2% chance of scoring a goal at Madison Square Garden, while the star is a 7.9% chance of registering the first goal the game.

Anytime goal scorer predictions

Vegas Golden Knights

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Jack Eichel	31.4%
Tomas Hertl	29.6%
Pavel Dorofeyev	27.5%
Braeden Bowman	24.9%
Mark Stone	22.7%

NY Rangers

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Artemi Panarin	36.2%
J.T. Miller	28.2%
Mika Zibanejad	27.2%
Vincent Trocheck	26.9%
Will Cuylle	24.5%

First goal scorer predictions

Vegas Golden Knights

Player	First Goal Probability
Jack Eichel	6.3%
Tomas Hertl	6.2%
Pavel Dorofeyev	5.7%
Braeden Bowman	4.6%
Ivan Barbashev	4.1%

NY Rangers

Player	First Goal Probability
Artemi Panarin	7.9%
J.T. Miller	5.5%
Vincent Trocheck	5.2%
Mika Zibanejad	5.2%
Will Cuylle	5.0%

Golden Knights vs. Rangers game-day updates and essential details

Sunday's action between the Rangers and Golden Knights at Madison Square Garden is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Vegas Golden Knights vs. NY Rangers
• Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Madison Square Garden

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Conclusion

We predict the Golden Knights, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat the Rangers on Sunday.

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