How Have Year-End NHL Division Leaders Finished?

Heading into the New Year, the New York Rangers are off to a good start. Hopefully, that translates into bigger and better things in 2024.

Utilizing SHRPSports.com, EmpireStakes.com — your source for New York sports betting — looked at how NHL teams that lead their division on Jan. 1 finish out the season. Do they win their division? Do they make the Stanley Cup finals, even win it? We utilized data from the last five NHL seasons (2020-21 season eliminated due to COVID-19 schedule) to develop the data. Here are the results:

How Year-End Division Leaders Finish in NHL

These results, which you won’t find on the many fine NY sports betting apps, cover from the 2018-19 seasons until present.

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Rangers Have Solid Division Lead

Thirty games into this season, New York (22-7-1, 45 points) leads the Metropolitan Division by six points over the surprising Philadelphia Flyers (18-10-3, 39 points).

Since the 2018-19 season, 13 of 20 teams (65%) that led their division heading into January have won their division. A good sign for New York. Eight of the 20 teams (40%) made the conference finals. The Rangers are looking to accomplish that feat for the first time since 2015.

Four of the 20 teams (20%) made the Stanley Cup finals, and New York is looking to get there for the first time in nine years (2014). Two of the 20 teams (10%) won the Stanley Cup. The upcoming year will mark the 30-year anniversary since the Rangers won their title over the Vancouver Canucks in 1994.

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BetRivers Futures on Rangers

As of Thursday afternoon, here are New York’s future odds on BetRivers NY.

New York is a heavy favorite to win the Metropolitan Division at -240, ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes (+600) and New Jersey Devils (+750). New York (+450) is just behind Boston (+425) to win the Eastern Conference. They Rangers placed fifth in odds to win the Stanley Cup (+1000), behind the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche (both +800) and the Bruins and the Dallas Stars (Both +900).

Next up for the Rangers: a home clash with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.

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