New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2017

Friday, October 13, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, October 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +104 and the Blue Jackets at -128.

New York has a record of 1-3-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 0-1-0. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 10 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of -5. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-3-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Columbus is 2-1-0 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 8 goals and surrendered 6 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 2-1-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

10/05/17 RW Jesper Fast Hip IR

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/05/17 C Boone Jenner Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/05/17 LW Jordan Schroeder Upper Body out indefinitely
10/05/17 C Sam Vigneault Finger out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 1 goal this year with 4 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk averages 23.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 1 goal on 9 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 98 shots against him and he's given up 10 goals. He's made 88 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Sonny Milano has scored 4 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 4 goals this season with 7 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 57%. He has no assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 2 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 67 shots against him and he's surrendered 1 goal. He's made 66 saves for a save percentage of 99%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 2 total points this season, which ranks them 26th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 10 while they've given up 15 goals, ranking them 4th overall. They have had 16 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 31%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 16 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.58% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%. That puts them 23rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 12th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 1 power play goal on 7 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 18th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 18th in the league with 8 goals scored while they've given up 6 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.25%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've tried 231 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 223 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 12th in Corsi percentage. They are 13th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.6% as they have 180 shots while they've given up 169 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 56.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.7% for the year. That puts them 6th and 27th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 127 face-off wins as opposed to 114 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 11th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 101 hits and they've blocked 54 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 46.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.8% for the year. That ranks them 26th and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 85 face-off wins as opposed to 97 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Columbus has 76 hits and they've blocked 48 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've tried 175 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 170 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 52.3%, as they have 134 shots while they've given up 122 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -128

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