Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +149 and the Rangers at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Philadelphia comes into this game having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 23-19-6 and away from home they have a record of 9-12-3. The currently are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 136 goals and surrendered 154 goals for a point differential of -18. The Flyers have an overall record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-25 and an over/under record of 24-18-6. New York shows up with a record of 31-16-1 including 14-9-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of +40. The Rangers have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-17 while their over/under record sits at 26-17-5.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 11 goals this season with 126 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 126 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Steve Mason has 15 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,007 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 905 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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J.T. Miller has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 16 goals this season with 85 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Kevin Hayes has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 13 goals on 85 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 21 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 948 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 859 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have 52 total points this season. They have scored 136 goals while giving up 154 goals. They have had 168 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Flyers have allowed 147 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.89% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Rangers have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 147 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 132 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 167 goals scored while they've given up 127 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.83%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.5% as they've attempted 2,968 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,682 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.2% as they have 2,197 attempts while they've given up 1,934 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. They have 1,500 face off wins compared to 1,429 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.2%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,196 hits and they've blocked 748 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,608 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,732 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.3% as they have 1,972 shots while they've given up 1,951 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 47.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.6% as they've compiled 1,337 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,473 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 781 shot attempts and they have 1,017 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-25 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-18-6 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 29-17 straight up

The New York Rangers are 26-17-5 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

No key injuries to report

New York Rangers Injuries

01/23/17 RW Kevin Hayes Lower Body expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/18/17 LW Matt Puempel Concussion out indefinitely
01/18/17 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body out indefinitely
01/16/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body out indefinitely
01/12/17 D Marc Staal Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia +149

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