Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -106 and the Rangers at -122.

Montreal has a record of 7-4-2 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-6-0 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. New York is 6-7-1 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 38 goals and surrendered 44 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 6-8-0 while their over/under record is 5-9-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 5-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 5-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/03/18 LW Paul Byron Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/05/18 C Brett Howden Undisclosed left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
11/04/18 D Adam McQuaid Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Fredrik Claesson Lower Body IR (10/23)
10/04/18 C Boo Nieves Concussion IR (10/04)

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 3 goals this year with 36 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Max Domi averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 7 goals on 29 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Carey Price has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 280 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 254 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has scored 11 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this season with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 3 goals on 23 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 4 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Rangers. He has 377 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 348 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 16 total points this season, which ranks them 13th in the NHL. They are 17th in the league in goals scored with 41 while they've given up 37 goals, ranking them 23rd overall. They have had 49 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Canadiens have allowed 44 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 17th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.56% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 25th in the NHL with a total of 13 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 43 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Rangers are 23rd in the league with 38 goals scored while they've given up 44 goals, which is 12th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53%, as they've attempted 806 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 715 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 570 attempts while they have given up 521 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 374 face-off wins compared to 450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.4%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Montreal has 369 hits and they have blocked 194 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 397 face-off wins compared to 419 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 327 hits and they have blocked 233 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. New York is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.7% as they've attempted 787 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 900 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.7% ranks 26th as they have 585 attempts while they have given up 667 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York -122

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