Saturday, April 8, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The New York Rangers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, April 8, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +110 and the Senators at -130.

New York comes into this matchup having played 80 games. They have an overall record of 47-27-6 and on the road they have a record of 27-11-2. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 252 goals and given up 215 goals for a point differential of +37. The Rangers have an overall record of 3-3-4 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-33 and an over/under record of 40-33-7. Ottawa shows up with a record of 43-27-10 including 21-11-8 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 207 goals and surrendered 209 for a goal differential of -2. The Senators have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-37 while their over/under record sits at 31-46-3.

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Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 44-33 straight up

The New York Rangers are 40-33-7 against the over/under

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 37-37 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 31-46-3 against the over/under

Key New York Rangers Injuries

04/07/17 LW Rick Nash Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Ottawa
04/07/17 D Ryan McDonagh Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Ottawa

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

04/07/17 D Erik Karlsson Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. NY Rangers
04/05/17 RW Bobby Ryan Upper Body out indefinitely
04/03/17 C Zack Smith Upper Body out indefinitely
04/02/17 RW Chris Neil Finger out indefinitely
03/24/17 D Marc Methot Finger out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

J.T. Miller has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 22 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 16.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 188 shots. He has 44 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 782 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 721 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 71 total points this season for the Senators. He has 17 goals this season with 218 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 26.8 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 27 goals on 181 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Mike Condon has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,102 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,009 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 100 total points this season. They have scored 252 goals while giving up 215 goals. They have had 229 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Rangers have allowed 221 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.53% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have a total of 96 points on the season. They have 43 power play goals on 248 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 245 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 207 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.64%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've attempted 4,419 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,571 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.1% as they have 3,369 attempts while they've given up 3,360 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. They have 2,293 face off wins compared to 2,437 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense New York has 1,667 hits and they've blocked 1,211 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has attempted 4,427 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,779 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.7% as they have 3,281 shots while they've given up 3,451 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.9% as they've compiled 2,487 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,401 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 1,328 shot attempts and they have 2,080 hits as a unit.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa -130

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