Thursday, December 17, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, December 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +118 and the Wild at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 32 games. They have an overall record of 19-9-4 and on the road they have a record of 6-5-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 94 goals and given up 74 goals for a point differential of +20. Minnesota shows up with a record of 16-7-6 including 11-3-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 79 goals and surrendered 68 for a goal differential of +11.

Rick Nash has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 10 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 13 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 14 goals on 56 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 15 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 786 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 733 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Wild. He has 6 goals this season with 48 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 11 goals on 67 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 620 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 569 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have 42 total points this season. They have scored 93 goals while giving up 72 goals. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Rangers have allowed 106 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.34% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Wild have a total of 38 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 98 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 79 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.68%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 18-13 straight up

The New York Rangers are 12-16-3 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 16-13 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 10-14-5 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

12/15/15 D Daniel Girardi Knee "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
12/15/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
12/15/15 D Kevin Klein Oblique "?" Thursday vs Minnesota

Minnesota Wild Injuries

No key injuries to report

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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