New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 12/13/2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The New York Rangers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -140 and the Senators at +127.

New York has a record of 16-11-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-6-0. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 99 goals and given up 89 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-14-0 and an over/under record of 18-10-0. Ottawa is 9-12-7 including 4-5-5 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 77 goals and surrendered 98 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 9-19-0 while their over/under record is 15-13-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 16-14-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 18-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-19-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 15-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/11/17 C Mika Zibanejad Concussion is "?" Wednesday vs Ottawa

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/20/17 D Mark Borowiecki Concussion IR (11/19)
11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this year with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 55 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 752 shots against him and he's given up 63 goals. He's made 689 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mike Hoffman has scored 21 total points this year for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 94 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Mark Stone averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 14 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 7 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 602 shots against him and he's surrendered 63 goals. He's made 539 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 35 total points this season, which ranks them 13th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 99 while they've given up 89 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 99 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 9th in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 97 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.50% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 10th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the NHL with a total of 25 points this year. They have 17 power play goals on 106 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 84 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 25th in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 29th in the league with 77 goals scored while they've given up 98 goals, which is 9th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.01%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've tried 1,698 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,812 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 24th in Corsi percentage. They are 21st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.5% as they have 1,278 shots while they've given up 1,358 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the year. That puts them 16th and 16th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 878 face-off wins as opposed to 896 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 616 hits and they've blocked 454 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the year. That ranks them 10th and 24th respectively in the NHL. They have 888 face-off wins as opposed to 830 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 634 hits and they've blocked 455 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Ottawa is ranked 20th in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've tried 1,622 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,676 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 17th in the NHL at 49.7%, as they have 1,206 shots while they've given up 1,221 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +127

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