Thursday, January 19, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The New York Rangers travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

New York comes into this matchup having played 45 games. They have an overall record of 28-16-1 and on the road they have a record of 15-7-0. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 158 goals and given up 123 goals for a point differential of +35. The Rangers have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-17 and an over/under record of 25-15-5. Toronto shows up with a record of 21-13-8 including 11-7-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 132 goals and surrendered 123 for a goal differential of +9. The Maple Leafs have a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-21 while their over/under record sits at 20-21-1.

J.T. Miller has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 14 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. 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 16% by scoring 13 goals on 79 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 864 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 779 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 22 goals this season with 148 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 18 goals on 132 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 19 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,137 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,044 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have 57 total points this season. They have scored 158 goals while giving up 123 goals. They have had 136 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Rangers have allowed 125 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.84% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 131 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 142 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 132 goals scored while they've given up 123 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.57%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've attempted 2,467 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,538 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 1,864 attempts while they've given up 1,817 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season. They have 1,247 face off wins compared to 1,377 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.5%. On defense New York has 942 hits and they've blocked 721 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 2,576 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,568 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 1,940 shots while they've given up 1,944 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.9% as they've compiled 1,254 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,308 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 624 shot attempts and they have 1,032 hits as a unit.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 26-17 straight up

The New York Rangers are 25-15-5 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-21 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-21-1 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

01/16/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body out indefinitely
01/12/17 D Marc Staal Concussion out indefinitely
01/03/17 LW Matt Puempel Concussion out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Hand out indefinitely
12/13/16 D Martin Marincin Back out 4-6 weeks
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
01/17/17 D Morgan Rielly Lower Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs NY Rangers

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto

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