Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Prudential Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -125 and the Devils at +113. The over/under has been set at 4.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 59 games. They have an overall record of 34-19-6 and on the road they have a record of 12-13-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 171 goals and given up 150 goals for a point differential of +21. The Rangers have 6 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-2-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-25 and an over/under record of 26-24-9. New Jersey shows up with a record of 29-24-7 including 14-12-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 141 for a goal differential of -8. The Devils have 7 losses in OT and 6 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 29-31 while their over/under record sits at 17-28-15.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 22 goals this season with 138 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18 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 17% by scoring 20 goals on 121 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 29 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,431 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,321 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 18% by scoring 19 goals on 106 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 25 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,423 shots against him and has given up 103 goals. He has made 1,320 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Rangers have 74 total points this season. They have scored 168 goals while giving up 148 goals. They have had 166 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Rangers have allowed 182 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.72% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have a total of 65 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 186 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 135 goals to this point. They average 24 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've attempted 3,158 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,384 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.4% as they have 2,383 attempts while they've given up 2,445 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. They have 1,673 face off wins compared to 1,701 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense New York has 1,602 hits and they've blocked 939 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,631 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,093 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.6% as they have 2,030 shots while they've given up 2,329 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.2% as they've compiled 1,605 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,796 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 764 shot attempts and they have 1,392 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 33-25 straight up

The New York Rangers are 26-24-9 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 29-31 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 17-28-15 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

02/20/16 D Ryan McDonagh Jaw out indefinitely
02/13/16 LW Rick Nash Knee out indefinitely

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/29/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely
02/13/16 LW Stefan Matteau Facial out indefinitely
02/11/16 LW Michael Cammalleri Hand out indefinitely
01/23/16 C Jiri Tlusty Wrist out for season

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey

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