Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/31/2017

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -120 and the Rangers at +109.

Vegas has a record of 8-1-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-0-0. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 34 goals and given up 19 goals for a point differential of +15. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-1-0 and an over/under record of 5-4-0. New York is 3-7-2 including 3-4-2 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 34 goals and surrendered 43 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 3-9-0 while their over/under record is 7-5-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-1-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 3-9-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 7-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/22/17 GO Malcolm Subban Lower Body IR (10/22)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/14)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

James Neal has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 7 goals this year with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 32%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 17.4 minutes played per game. Reilly Smith averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 16 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Malcolm Subban has 2 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 94 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 88 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has scored 9 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 2 goals this season with 20 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 2 goals on 18 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 2 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Rangers. He has 260 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 234 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 16 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 34 while they've given up 19 goals, ranking them 31st overall. They have had 39 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 29 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, putting them 6th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 13.08% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 28th in the NHL with a total of 8 points this year. They have 9 power play goals on 47 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 45 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Rangers are 15th in the league with 34 goals scored while they've given up 43 goals, which is 4th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8%, as they've attempted 535 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 540 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 394 attempts while they have given up 406 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 302 face-off wins compared to 262 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Vegas has 162 hits and they have blocked 134 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 57.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.6% for the year. That ranks them 4th and 30th respectively in the NHL. They have 305 face-off wins as opposed to 284 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 12th in the league. On defense New York has 239 hits and they've blocked 129 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. New York is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've tried 574 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 550 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 50.9%, as they have 437 shots while they've given up 421 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York +109

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