Monday, December 28, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Monday, December 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +115 and the Predators at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 20-12-4 and on the road they have a record of 6-7-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 93 goals for a point differential of +11. Nashville shows up with a record of 17-12-6 including 11-5-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 92 goals and surrendered 89 for a goal differential of +3.

Rick Nash has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 10 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. 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 24% by scoring 15 goals on 62 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 895 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 827 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Predators. He has 10 goals this season with 86 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 9 goals on 105 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 791 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 720 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have 44 total points this season. They have scored 103 goals while giving up 91 goals. They have had 102 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Rangers have allowed 119 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.22% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Predators have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 118 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 107 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.29%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 19-16 straight up

The New York Rangers are 15-16-4 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 15-18 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 12-16-7 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

12/22/15 GO Antti Raanta Concussion "?" Monday vs Nashville
12/22/15 D Daniel Girardi Knee "?" Monday vs Nashville
12/22/15 D Kevin Klein Oblique "?" Monday vs Nashville

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/26/15 C Mike Fisher Knee "?" Monday vs NY Rangers
11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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