{"id":153093,"date":"2026-01-28T10:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/153093\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:02:32","slug":"rangers-vs-sharks-prediction-nhl-odds-picks-best-bet-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/153093\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers vs. Sharks prediction: NHL odds, picks, best bet Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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rangers-sharks<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s still here?<\/p>\n

After last week\u2019s letter from Chris Drury to fans<\/a> that announced a \u201cretooling,\u201d I wouldn\u2019t blame you if you\u2019ve cried uncle on\u00a0seeking a betting edge in any markets related to the Rangers.<\/p>\n

That marked the second letter in eight years from Rangers management that declared changes to the organization\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n

The Rangers have been palpably not galvanized, going 1-2 since the notice with back-to-back flat displays to kick off their West Coast road trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They have now lost 10 of their last 12 games<\/a>. Bad bounces, lousy effort \u2014 chalk each loss up to whatever you will. Letter or not, the whole season has been plagued with inconsistency, but within this dumpster fire, some narratives hold some upside.<\/p>\n

Among the biggest pending departures is Artemi Panarin, who was informed by Drury that he will not be receiving a contract extension<\/a> ahead of his seven-year, $81.5 million deal expiring this summer.<\/p>\n

Since Panarin has a no-movement clause in his contract, Drury is \u201cprepared to work\u201d with Panarin\u2019s agent in sending him anywhere he desires.<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, Panarin has notched five points and three goals in those three games.<\/p>\n

\"Macklin<\/p>\n

Macklin Celebrini #71 of the San Jose Sharks skates after the puck in the first period against the Dallas Stars at SAP Center on January 10, 2026 in San Jose, California. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He\u2019s on an open tryout for teams with Stanley Cup goals this season, and at 34, seeking a deal with term only amplifies the pressure to produce in his waning days as a Blueshirt.<\/p>\n

Friday night\u2019s puck drop against the Sharks offers him a ripe opportunity to boost his stock.<\/p>\n

Betting on the NHL?<\/p>\n

San Jose allows over 30 shots on goal per game, which is 30th overall, while its goaltending tandem of Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic has stopped only 88.5 percent of those shots, ranking 22nd overall.<\/p>\n

The Sharks are punching above their weight class as they sit tied for the last playoff spot in the West.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve experienced some increased team cohesion around the growth of young star Macklin Celebrini, but this is still a young team that is without an identity.<\/p>\n

Though Panarin has only struck on the power play twice, the Sharks kill penalties at a 77 percent rate, 25th in the NHL.<\/p>\n

Poor overall defense has continued to make the Sharks bite themselves in all situations.<\/p>\n

Their defenseman get pulled wide, and their forwards don\u2019t collapse fast enough, which only benefits players who convert when they find seams; Panarin is scoring on a 12.4 percent clip off a team-leading 153 shots.<\/p>\n

THE PLAY: Artemi Panarin Anytime Goal Scorer (+170, FanDuel<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n

Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post. He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[4215,70290,73192,2069,1035,404,23515,88,90,89,98,70767,13190,75391,3516],"class_list":["post-153093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-alex-nedeljkovic","tag-artemi-panarin","tag-chris-drury","tag-dallas-stars","tag-macklin-celebrini","tag-nhl","tag-rangers","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-the-rangers","tag-the-sharks","tag-west-coast-road-trip","tag-yaroslav-askarov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}