Saturday, January 2, 2015

BB&T Center

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The New York Rangers travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, January 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +102 and the Panthers at -113. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 38 games. They have an overall record of 21-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 7-8-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 112 goals and given up 100 goals for a point differential of +12. Florida shows up with a record of 21-12-4 including 11-6-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +17.

Rick Nash has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 16 goals on 64 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 952 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 877 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 11 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 10 goals on 67 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 16 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 876 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 811 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Rangers have 46 total points this season. They have scored 111 goals while giving up 98 goals. They have had 106 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Rangers have allowed 126 power play opportunities and given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.44% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 129 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 96 goals scored while they've given up 83 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 20-17 straight up

The New York Rangers are 17-16-4 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 16-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 12-17-8 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/14/15 D Steven Kampfer Knee out indefinitely
01/01/16 C Nick Bjugstad Migraine is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. NY Rangers

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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