New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

PNC Arena

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The New York Rangers head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +113 and the Hurricanes at -125.

New York has a record of 10-9-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-5-0. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 66 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-11-0 and an over/under record of 12-8-0. Carolina has a record of 9-6-4 including 4-2-3 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and have given up 53 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 9-10-0 while their over/under mark is 10-8-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 10-11-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 12-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-10-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/19/17 RW Josh Jooris Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/13/17 RW Lee Stempniak Hip IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello has scored 16 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 3 goals this season with 38 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Kevin Shattenkirk averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 5 goals on 44 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 539 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 491 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has 13 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Jordan Staal averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 45 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Scott Darling has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 384 shots against him and he's given up 35 goals. He's made 349 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 22 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 66 goals while giving up 67 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 7th respectively. They have had 75 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the league. The Rangers have given up 70 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.71% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 16th in the league with a total of 22 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 65 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 47 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 24th with a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 53 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.47%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 1,204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,208 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 920 attempts while they have given up 912 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 633 face-off wins compared to 626 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense New York has 446 hits and they have blocked 296 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 59% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 41% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 598 face-off wins compared to 540 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Carolina has 300 hits and they have blocked 266 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.8% as they've attempted 1,278 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,052 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 3rd as they have 925 attempts while they have given up 786 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York +113

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