Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the New York Rangers (15-13-4, 11th in conference) host the Montreal Canadiens (16-11-3, ninth) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
New York lost 3-0 on the road in its last game on Dec. 10 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
In its most recent game on Dec. 11, Montreal earned a 4-2 road victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Before this showdown, here’s everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s action.
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New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
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Favorite: Rangers (-139)Underdog: Canadiens (+117)Over/under: 5.5Rangers vs. Canadiens game info and start timeDate: Saturday, December 13, 2025Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)Live stream: Watch on ESPN+
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Rangers stats and trendsIn 16 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has been victorious eight times.In 11 games with shorter than -139 moneyline odds this season, the Rangers have won five.New York has a 58.2% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.New York and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 11 of 32 games this season.In their past 10 games, the Rangers have gone 5-3-2 to earn 65.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 2.7 goals-per-game average (27 total) over that stretch.Over on the defensive end, the Rangers have allowed 2.5 goals per game (25 total) in those 10 outings.Canadiens stats and trendsThe Canadiens have been the underdog 14 times this season, and upset their opponent in seven, or 50.0%, of those games.Montreal has gone 3-4 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of +117 or longer on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Canadiens have a 46.1% chance to win.Montreal’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 23 of 30 chances this season.Over the last 10 games, the Canadiens have gone 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).They are scoring at a 2.8 goals-per-game average (28 total) over that time.Over on the defensive side, the Canadiens have allowed 3.3 goals per game (33 total) in those 10 outings.