New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/17/2017

Friday, November 17, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, November 17, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +118 and the Blue Jackets at -130.

New York has a record of 9-8-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-4-0. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 65 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-9-0 and an over/under record of 11-6-0. Columbus is 11-7-1 including 5-4-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 11-8-0 while their over/under record is 9-10-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 9-9-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 11-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-8-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/14/17 C Zac Dalpe Upper Body IR (11/06)
11/06/17 LW Matt Calvert Upper Body IR (11/04)
10/23/17 LW Lukas Sedlak Ankle IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 3 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 36 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 477 shots against him and he's given up 46 goals. He's made 431 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Werenski has scored 11 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 5 goals this season with 51 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 22.5 minutes played per game. Seth Jones averages 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 3 goals on 52 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 10 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 458 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 425 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 20 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 3rd in the league in goals scored with 63 while they've given up 65 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 69 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 13th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.21% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 27th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 6th in the NHL with a total of 23 points this year. They have 5 power play goals on 54 opportunities for a percentage of 9%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 48 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 10th in the league with 57 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 1,083 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,085 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 831 attempts while they have given up 827 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 586 face-off wins compared to 567 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense New York has 403 hits and they have blocked 258 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the year. That ranks them 9th and 20th respectively in the NHL. They have 536 face-off wins as opposed to 613 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Columbus has 387 hits and they've blocked 280 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 6th in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've tried 1,147 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,065 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 4th in the NHL at 52.9%, as they have 882 shots while they've given up 785 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -130

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