Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers NHL Parlay 10/16/2018

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at -120 and the Rangers at +109.

Colorado has a record of 3-1-1 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 19 goals and surrendered 12 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-2-0. New York has a record of 1-4-0 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 12 goals and given up 18 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 1-4-0 while their over/under mark is 1-4-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 1-4-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 1-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key New York Rangers Injuries

10/04/18 C Boo Nieves Concussion IR (10/04)
10/04/18 LW Matt Beleskey Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and no losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 130 shots against him and he's surrendered 7 goals. He's made 123 stops for a save percentage of 95%. Nathan MacKinnon has scored 7 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 6 goals this season with 26 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Carl Soderberg averages 15.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by tallying 3 goals on 10 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jesper Fast has 4 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 1 goal this year with 9 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 16.6 minutes played per contest. Henrik Lundqvist has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 130 shots against him and he's given up 8 goals. He's made 122 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Pavel Buchnevich averages 15.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by scoring 2 goals on 7 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have given up 23 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 96% this season. That is 2nd in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.03% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, ranking them 7th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Avalanche are 7th overall with 7 total points this year. They are 7th in the league with 19 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 12. They've had 18 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Rangers are 19th with a total of 12 goals scored while they are 12th with 18 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.74%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th in the league. The Rangers have a total of 2 points this season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have had 1 power play goal on 12 chances for a percentage of 8%. That is 26th overall. They've given up 16 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 20th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5%, as they've attempted 262 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 302 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47% as they have 204 attempts while they have given up 230 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 134 face-off wins compared to 161 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.4%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Colorado has 78 hits and they have blocked 72 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 146 face-off wins compared to 157 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 24th in the league. On defense New York has 117 hits and they have blocked 81 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. New York is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8% as they've attempted 278 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 329 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46% ranks 24th as they have 211 attempts while they have given up 248 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New York +109 and over 6 total goals

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