Sunday, February 14, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +158 and the Rangers at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 53 games. They have an overall record of 24-20-9 and on the road they have a record of 11-12-3. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 129 goals and given up 143 goals for a point differential of -14. The Flyers have 9 overtime losses including 5 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-5-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-29 and an over/under record of 20-19-14. New York shows up with a record of 31-18-6 including 20-5-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 160 goals and surrendered 142 for a goal differential of +18. The Rangers have 6 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 30-24 while their over/under record sits at 24-22-9.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 16 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 8 goals on 160 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Steve Mason has 13 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,073 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 984 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 18 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 116 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 27 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,368 shots against him and has given up 105 goals. He has made 1,263 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have 57 total points this season. They have scored 127 goals while giving up 138 goals. They have had 175 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Flyers have allowed 184 power play opportunities and given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.91% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have a total of 68 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 153 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 164 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 157 goals scored while they've given up 140 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.73%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 3,097 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,128 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.4% as they have 2,244 attempts while they've given up 2,303 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 1,595 face off wins compared to 1,593 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,538 hits and they've blocked 825 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,950 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,151 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 2,227 shots while they've given up 2,280 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 51.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.7% as they've compiled 1,561 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,583 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 871 shot attempts and they have 1,497 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-29 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 20-19-14 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 30-24 straight up

The New York Rangers are 24-22-9 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

02/12/16 D Radko Gudas Not Suspended is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. New Jersey
02/05/16 C Sean Couturier Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

New York Rangers Injuries

02/13/16 D Daniel Girardi Knee probable Sunday vs. Philadelphia
02/13/16 LW Rick Nash Knee out indefinitely
02/09/16 D Ryan McDonagh Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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