Monday, March 21, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The Florida Panthers travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Monday, March 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +115 and the Rangers at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 72 games. They have an overall record of 40-23-9 and on the road they have a record of 18-13-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 205 goals and given up 177 goals for a point differential of +28. The Panthers have 9 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-4-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-32 and an over/under record of 27-29-16. New York shows up with a record of 40-24-8 including 23-8-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 203 goals and surrendered 190 for a goal differential of +13. The Rangers have 8 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 39-32 while their over/under record sits at 31-28-13.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 24 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jussi Jokinen has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 132 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 30 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,614 shots against him and has given up 128 goals. He has made 1,486 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 25 goals this season with 159 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 0 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by scoring 22 goals on 148 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 31 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,721 shots against him and has given up 135 goals. He has made 1,586 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 89 total points this season. They have scored 198 goals while giving up 174 goals. They have had 247 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 234 power play opportunities and given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.68% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have a total of 88 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 194 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 200 goals scored while they've given up 188 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.75%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 3,581 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,763 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 2,808 attempts while they've given up 2,919 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. They have 2,230 face off wins compared to 2,230 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense Florida has 1,730 hits and they've blocked 844 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 3,799 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,226 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.2% as they have 2,854 shots while they've given up 3,070 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 50.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 2,038 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,085 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 1,156 shot attempts and they have 1,922 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 38-32 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 27-29-16 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 39-32 straight up

The New York Rangers are 31-28-13 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/20/16 D Erik Gudbranson Foot out indefinitely
03/15/16 C Derek MacKenzie Foot expected to miss 2 weeks
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

03/08/16 D Dylan McIlrath Knee expected to miss 2 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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