Thursday, November 19, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, November 19, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +107 and the Lightning at -118. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 18 games. They have an overall record of 14-2-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-1-1. Currently they are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 32 goals for a point differential of +25. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 8-9-3 including 3-4-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 46 goals and surrendered 49 for a goal differential of -3.

Rick Nash has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 2 goals this season with 43 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Keith Yandle has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 3% by scoring 1 goal on 32 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 10 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 451 shots against him and has given up 24 goals. He has made 427 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this season with 53 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Callahan has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 35 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 416 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 382 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have 30 total points this season. They have scored 57 goals while giving up 32 goals. They have had 43 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Rangers have allowed 59 power play opportunities and given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.09% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 95%.

The Lightning have a total of 19 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 62 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 61 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.11%. 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 13-4 straight up

The New York Rangers are 5-9-3 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-12 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-12-2 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/18/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. NY Rangers
11/18/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Undisclosed is downgraded to doubtful Thursday vs. NY Rangers
11/18/15 RW Ryan Callahan Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Thursday vs. NY Rangers
11/18/15 C Tyler Johnson Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. NY Rangers
11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body expected to miss 3-5 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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