Saturday, November 28, 2015

Madison Square Garden

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +186 and the Rangers at -208. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 7-10-5 and on the road they have a record of 3-6-2. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 39 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -24. New York shows up with a record of 16-4-2 including 10-2-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 70 goals and surrendered 47 for a goal differential of +23.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 8 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 3 goals on 55 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Steve Mason has 3 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 414 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 375 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Rick Nash has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 7 goals this season with 63 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 10 goals on 43 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 12 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 577 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 542 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Flyers have 19 total points this season. They have scored 38 goals while giving up 62 goals. They have had 69 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Flyers have allowed 79 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 5.75% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have a total of 34 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 56 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 66 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.66%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 6-15 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 5-11-6 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 15-6 straight up

The New York Rangers are 7-11-3 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/25/15 C Sam Gagner Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss another week
11/15/15 C Ryan White Shoulder expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/14/15 D Mark Streit Abdominal out 6 weeks
11/12/15 C R.J. Umberger Foot out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

11/27/15 C Derek Stepan Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Philadelphia
11/27/15 GO Henrik Lundqvist Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday vs. Philadelphia

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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