Will Smith is enjoying a strong sophomore campaign. He has 31 points through 36 games, trailing only superstar Macklin Celebrini in points per contest among Sharks.<\/p>\n
My Rangers vs. Sharks predictions expect Smith to further build on those totals at home against a struggling New York team.<\/p>\n
Advertisement<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive into my NHL picks<\/a> for Friday, January 23.<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks prediction<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks best bet: Will Smith Over 0.5 points (-140)<\/p>\n Will Smith<\/a> has hit the scoresheet at least once in 56% of his appearances this season. He\u2019s done his best work with the San Jose Sharks<\/a>, picking up a point in 65% of his games and 10 of the past 13.<\/p>\n There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic Smith\u2019s home success will continue vs. the New York Rangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n They are without star goaltender Igor Shesterkin<\/a> as well as top defenseman Adam Fox<\/a>. Predictably, they have bled goals as a result.<\/p>\n New York has conceded 49 goals over the past 10 games, slotting them dead last in the NHL with plenty of room to spare.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Isolating the seven games since Shesterkin joined Fox on the sidelines, the Rangers have conceded 39 goals. That\u2019s an average of 5.57 per.<\/p>\n The Sharks possess a solid offense more than capable of exploiting teams that can\u2019t keep the puck out, especially when goaltending is a big reason why.<\/p>\n They rank 4th in the NHL in shooting percentage and have averaged 3.62 goals per game against Bottom-10 teams in goals against.<\/p>\n Playing on the top line and No. 1 power play alongside a Hart Trophy candidate in Macklin Celebrini<\/a>, Smith is primed to produce.<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks same-game parlay<\/p>\n Celebrini hasn\u2019t scored in six consecutive games, his longest drought of the season. Four of those came against playoff teams, though, and two exceptions were the back-to-back Stanley Cup winners and the Washington Capitals, who finished second in points last year.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n This is a much more advantageous matchup for Celebrini. It\u2019s also worth noting he has scored 10 goals through 13 games working on two days of rest this season.<\/p>\n Going the other way, Alexis Lafreniere<\/a> has multiple shots in 12 of 17 games vs. Bottom-10 shot suppression teams. He also cleared 1.5 shots in seven of the past eight when playing on a line with Artemi Panarin.<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks SGP<\/p>\n Will Smith Over 0.5 points<\/p>\n Macklin Celebrini anytime goal<\/p>\n Alexis Lafreniere Over 1.5 shots<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks odds<\/p>\n Moneyline: New York -105 | San Jose -115<\/p>\n Puck Line: New York +1.5 (-250) | San Jose -1.5 (+205)<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 6.5 (-110) | Under 6.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks trend<\/p>\n Will Smith has 12 points through 10 meetings with Bottom-10 teams in points allowed to forwards. Find more\u00a0NHL betting trends<\/a> for Rangers vs. Sharks.<\/p>\n How to watch Rangers vs Sharks<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Friday, January 23, 2026<\/p>\n Puck drop<\/p>\n 10:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n MSG, NBCS-California<\/p>\n Rangers vs Sharks latest injuries<\/p>\n Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Advertisement<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Smith is enjoying a strong sophomore campaign. He has 31 points through 36 games, trailing only superstar…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5127],"tags":[1503,304,3039,5,2273,501,4,36,519,168,5306,5305,1780,109,507],"class_list":{"0":"post-424584","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose-sharks","8":"tag-adam-fox","9":"tag-alexis-lafreniere","10":"tag-artemi-panarin","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-igor-shesterkin","13":"tag-macklin-celebrini","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-rangers","16":"tag-san-jose","17":"tag-san-jose-sharks","18":"tag-sanjose","19":"tag-sanjosesharks","20":"tag-sharks","21":"tag-washington-capitals","22":"tag-will-smith"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115947303314155742","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Not intended for use in MA.
Affiliate Disclosure: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links.<\/p>\n