Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Prudential Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -138 and the Devils at +115. The over/under has been set at 4.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 49 games. They have an overall record of 27-17-5 and on the road they have a record of 9-12-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 142 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of +13. The Rangers have 5 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-3-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-22 and an over/under record of 21-20-8. New Jersey shows up with a record of 25-20-5 including 11-10-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 118 for a goal differential of -4. The Devils have 5 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-25 while their over/under record sits at 14-23-13.

Rick Nash has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 149 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 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 18 goals on 99 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 23 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1235 shots against him and has given up 97 goals. He has made 1138 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 16 goals on 96 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 22 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1191 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 1106 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Rangers have 59 total points this season. They have scored 140 goals while giving up 127 goals. They have had 137 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Rangers have allowed 151 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 9.75% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 55 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 157 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 112 goals scored while they've given up 114 goals to this point. They average 24 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.26%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.2% as they've attempted 2,564 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,756 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.2% as they have 1,937 attempts while they've given up 2,000 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. They have 1,381 face off wins compared to 1,383 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense New York has 1,292 hits and they've blocked 756 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,127 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,490 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 1,645 shots while they've given up 1,890 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 46.7% as they've compiled 1,303 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,486 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 600 shot attempts and they have 1,139 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 25-22 straight up

The New York Rangers are 21-20-8 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 23-25 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 14-23-13 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

01/25/16 LW Rick Nash Knee probable Tuesday vs New Jersey

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/29/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely
01/23/16 C Jiri Tlusty Wrist out for season
01/22/16 D John Moore Lower Body out indefinitely
01/18/16 D Jon Merrill Arm out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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