Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Prudential Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -145 and the Devils at +131. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 72 games. They have an overall record of 45-24-3 and on the road they have a record of 26-9-0. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 231 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of +42. The Rangers have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-27 and an over/under record of 36-30-6. New Jersey shows up with a record of 26-33-12 including 14-14-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 164 goals and surrendered 209 for a goal differential of -45. The Devils have a record of 1-8-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-45 while their over/under record sits at 26-26-19.

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J.T. Miller has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 16.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 14 goals on 179 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 695 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 640 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Devils. He has 17 goals this season with 200 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri has averaged 17.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 168 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 19 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,573 shots against him and has given up 141 goals. He has made 1,432 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have 93 total points this season. They have scored 231 goals while giving up 189 goals. They have had 210 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Rangers have allowed 196 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.69% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 64 points on the season. They have 40 power play goals on 217 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 219 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 164 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49% as they've attempted 3,961 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,115 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50% as they have 3,015 attempts while they've given up 3,019 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 2,053 face off wins compared to 2,189 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense has 1,500 hits and they've blocked 1,096 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 3,467 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,937 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.9% as they have 2,676 shots while they've given up 3,026 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 2,119 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,127 face off losses. On defense has blocked 911 shot attempts and they have 1,397 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 42-27 straight up

The New York Rangers are 36-30-6 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 23-45 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 26-26-19 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

03/11/17 GO Henrik Lundqvist Lower Body out indefinitely
03/04/17 D Kevin Klein Upper Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Dan Girardi Ankle out indefinitely

New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/19/17 RW Nick Lappin Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. NY Rangers
03/19/17 LW Miles Wood Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. NY Rangers
03/18/17 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body out indefinitely
03/14/17 C Jacob Josefson Upper Body out indefinitely
03/03/17 LW Michael Cammalleri Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey +131

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