Friday, January 22, 2016

PNC Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, January 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -135 and the Hurricanes at +122. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 25-16-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-11-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 132 goals and given up 122 goals for a point differential of +10. Carolina shows up with a record of 20-19-8 including 10-8-5 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 111 goals and surrendered 129 for a goal differential of -18.

Rick Nash has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 147 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 21 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 20% by scoring 17 goals on 85 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 21 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1146 shots against him and has given up 91 goals. He has made 1055 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 138 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Eddie Lack has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 448 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 399 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Rangers have 55 total points this season. They have scored 130 goals while giving up 120 goals. They have had 129 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Rangers have allowed 147 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.73% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 48 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 144 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 128 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.00%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 23-21 straight up

The New York Rangers are 20-19-6 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 20-27 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-17-16 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

01/19/16 C Derick Brassard Illness "?" Friday vs Carolina

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months
01/20/16 GO Cam Ward Concussion out indefinitely
01/17/16 D Brett Pesce Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina

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