New York Rangers at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 12/16/2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

TD Garden

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The New York Rangers head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, December 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +109 and the Bruins at -120.

New York has a record of 16-12-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 4-7-0. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 101 goals and surrendered 92 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-15-0 and an over/under record of 18-11-0. Boston has a record of 15-9-4 including 9-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 84 goals and have given up 82 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 15-14-0 while their over/under mark is 14-15-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 16-15-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 18-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 15-14-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 14-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/14/17 C Mika Zibanejad Concussion is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs Los Angeles

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/26/17 C Peter Cehlarik Lower Body IR (11/25)
10/20/17 D Adam McQuaid Fibula IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has scored 20 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this season with 69 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Mats Zuccarello averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 7 goals on 58 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 782 shots against him and he's surrendered 66 goals. He's made 716 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has 28 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 15 goals this year with 80 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 21 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 12 goals on 49 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 8 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 510 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 466 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 35 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 101 goals while giving up 92 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 18th respectively. They have had 100 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the league. The Rangers have given up 99 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.39% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 19th in the league with a total of 34 points this season. They have 17 power play goals on 89 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 86 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Bruins are 28th with a total of 81 goals scored while they've given up 77 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.26%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they've tried 1,751 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,860 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 21st in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.5% as they have 1,317 shots while they've given up 1,397 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the year. That puts them 16th and 16th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 903 face-off wins as opposed to 918 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 638 hits and they've blocked 463 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 25th respectively in the NHL. They have 902 face-off wins as opposed to 870 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 679 hits and they've blocked 400 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 28th in blocked shots. Boston is ranked 12th in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've tried 1,620 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,570 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 9th in the NHL at 51.3%, as they have 1,232 shots while they've given up 1,170 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Rangers/Bruins NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take New York +109

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