Saturday, January 16, 2016

Wells Fargo Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, January 16, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +118 and the Flyers at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 23-15-5 and on the road they have a record of 7-10-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 124 goals and given up 113 goals for a point differential of +11. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 19-15-7 including 11-5-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 94 goals and surrendered 110 for a goal differential of -16.

Rick Nash has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 129 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 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 21% by scoring 16 goals on 77 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1090 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 1003 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 12 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 11 goals on 88 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Steve Mason has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 765 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 699 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have 51 total points this season. They have scored 123 goals while giving up 111 goals. They have had 120 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Rangers have allowed 139 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.06% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 123 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 93 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.55%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 22-20 straight up

The New York Rangers are 19-19-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-22 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-18-8 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

01/14/16 D Daniel Girardi Hand "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/08/16 D Shayne Gostisbehere Knee is upgraded to probable

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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