Florida Panthers at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/23/2018

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Florida Panthers head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at -114 and the Rangers at +103.

Florida has a record of 1-2-3 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 21 goals and surrendered 25 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-5-0 and an over/under record of 4-2-0. New York has a record of 2-5-1 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 19 goals and given up 28 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 2-5-0 while their over/under mark is 2-5-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 1-5-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 4-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 2-5-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 2-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/20/18 C Derek MacKenzie Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs NY Rangers
10/20/18 D Mark Pysyk None is questionable Tuesday vs NY Rangers
10/08/18 GO Roberto Luongo Lower Body IR (10/08)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

10/22/18 D Fredrik Claesson Lower Body is questionable
10/04/18 C Boo Nieves Concussion IR (10/04)
10/04/18 LW Matt Beleskey Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 6 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 2 goals this season with 20 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 23 minutes played per contest. Evgeni Dadonov averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 3 goals on 16 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. James Reimer has 98 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 85 stops for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Pavel Buchnevich has 3 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 2 goals this year with 9 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 14.4 minutes played per contest. Jesper Fast averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 1 goal on 16 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 227 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 209 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 5 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 21 goals while giving up 25 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 9th respectively. They have had 27 power play chances and scored 3 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 11%. That is 25th in the league. The Panthers have given up 18 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.34% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 28th in the league with a total of 5 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 24 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 25 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 26th with a total of 19 goals scored while they've given up 28 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.91%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.4%, as they've attempted 359 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 326 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.4% as they have 285 attempts while they have given up 249 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 194 face-off wins compared to 188 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Florida has 124 hits and they have blocked 77 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 236 face-off wins compared to 246 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 193 hits and they have blocked 131 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. New York is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 485 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 509 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 18th as they have 365 attempts while they have given up 378 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida -114

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