Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +118 and the Lightning at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 20-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 6-8-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 98 goals for a point differential of +9. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 18-15-4 including 9-7-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 95 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +7.

Rick Nash has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 11 goals this season with 110 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 10 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 930 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 857 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 16 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 13 goals on 97 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 813 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 753 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Rangers have 44 total points this season. They have scored 106 goals while giving up 96 goals. They have had 103 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Rangers have allowed 121 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. 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 Lightning have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 130 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 110 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. 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 19-17 straight up

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

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-19 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 13-20-4 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body out indefinitely
12/15/15 LW Ondrej Palat Ankle out indefinitely
12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand out 6-8 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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