Monday, February 13, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, February 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +113 and the Blue Jackets at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 55 games. They have an overall record of 36-18-1 and on the road they have a record of 18-7-0. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 189 goals and given up 145 goals for a point differential of +44. The Rangers have an overall record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-19 and an over/under record of 30-20-5. Columbus shows up with a record of 35-14-5 including 19-7-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 175 goals and surrendered 133 for a goal differential of +42. The Blue Jackets have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-19 while their over/under record sits at 22-28-4.

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Mats Zuccarello has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 11 goals this season with 142 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. J.T. Miller has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 18 goals on 102 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 26 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,174 shots against him and has given up 104 goals. He has made 1,070 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Cam Atkinson has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 27 goals this season with 161 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Zach Werenski has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 8 goals on 129 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 30 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 1,254 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,161 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Rangers have 73 total points this season. They have scored 189 goals while giving up 145 goals. They have had 160 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Rangers have allowed 147 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.53% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 75 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 150 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 175 goals scored while they've given up 133 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.66%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 3,007 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,155 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.1% as they have 2,292 attempts while they've given up 2,285 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. They have 1,540 face off wins compared to 1,687 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.7%. On defense New York has 1,156 hits and they've blocked 870 shots from the opposition.

Columbus has attempted 2,989 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,042 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.7% as they have 2,244 shots while they've given up 2,275 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets have an offensive zone percentage of 49.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.5% as they've compiled 1,569 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,732 face off losses. On defense Columbus has blocked 767 shot attempts and they have 1,042 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 34-19 straight up

The New York Rangers are 30-20-5 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 33-19 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 22-28-4 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

02/11/17 D Dan Girardi Ankle "?" Monday vs Columbus
01/18/17 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body out indefinitely

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/10/16 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Markus Nutivaara Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -125

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