Friday, December 18, 2015

MTS Centre

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The New York Rangers travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, December 18, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +115 and the Jets at -105. 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. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 14-15-2 including 8-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 85 goals and surrendered 95 for a goal differential of -10.

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%.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Jets. He has 8 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 10 goals on 86 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Michael Hutchinson has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 353 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 319 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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 Jets have a total of 30 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 99 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 85 goals scored while they've given up 94 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.34%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

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

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 14-17 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 15-15-1 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

12/16/15 D Daniel Girardi Knee is downgraded to expected to miss another 2 games
12/16/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. Minnesota
12/16/15 D Kevin Klein Oblique is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. Minnesota

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/15 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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