Saturday, January 14, 2017

Bell Centre

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The New York Rangers travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

New York comes into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 28-13-1 and on the road they have a record of 15-6-0. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 146 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of +39. The Rangers have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-14 and an over/under record of 23-15-4. Montreal shows up with a record of 26-11-6 including 15-4-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 108 for a goal differential of +25. The Canadiens have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-17 while their over/under record sits at 19-16-8.

J.T. Miller has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Kevin Hayes has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 74 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 788 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 719 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Alexander Radulov has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 10 goals this season with 90 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 19 goals on 136 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Carey Price has 20 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 903 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 833 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have 57 total points this season. They have scored 146 goals while giving up 107 goals. They have had 125 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Rangers have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.91% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 136 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 133 goals scored while they've given up 108 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.08%. 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 2,267 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,375 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.2% as they have 1,717 attempts while they've given up 1,700 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. They have 1,168 face off wins compared to 1,274 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.8%. On defense New York has 875 hits and they've blocked 675 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 2,508 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,403 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.2% as they have 1,836 shots while they've given up 1,747 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 49.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.8% as they've compiled 1,338 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,347 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 656 shot attempts and they have 920 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 26-14 straight up

The New York Rangers are 23-15-4 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-17 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 19-16-8 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

11/20/16 C Mika Zibanejad Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/13/17 RW Jesper Fast Illness "?" Friday vs. Toronto
01/12/17 D Marc Staal Concussion out indefinitely
01/12/17 LW Pavel Buchnevich Back probable Friday vs. Toronto
01/12/17 LW Rick Nash Groin is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Toronto
01/03/17 LW Matt Puempel Concussion out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/16/16 C Andrew Shaw Concussion out indefinitely
12/10/16 D Greg Pateryn Ankle expected to miss 8 weeks
12/07/16 C David Desharnais Knee expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/12/17 C Alex Galchenyuk Knee "?" Saturday vs NY Rangers
01/12/17 D Andrei Markov Groin "?" Saturday vs NY Rangers
01/04/17 RW Brendan Gallagher Hand expected to miss 8 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal

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