Nashville Predators at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/4/2018

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Nashville Predators head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Thursday, October 4, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -143 and the Rangers at -105.

Nashville had a record of 53-18-11 last year and away from home they had a record of 25-9-7-4. They were 1st in the Central Division. They tallied 267 goals and surrendered 211 goals for a point differential of +56. For the year they had an ATS mark of 60-35-0 and an over/under record of 48-46-0. New York finished with a record of 34-39-9 including 10-14-4-2 on home ice last year. They were 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 231 goals and gave up 268 for a goal differential of -37. Their record against the spread was 34-48-0 while their over/under mark was 43-35-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators were 60-35-0 straight up last year

The Nashville Predators were 48-46-0 against the over/under last season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers were 34-48-0 straight up last year

The New York Rangers were 43-35-0 against the over/under last season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/01/18 LW Ryan Hartman Shoulder is questionable Thursday vs NY Rangers
09/12/18 LW Austin Watson Suspension 27-game suspension ( elgible to return 12/3 vs Buffalo)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

10/01/18 LW Matt Beleskey Shoulder is questionable Thursday vs Nashville
10/01/18 C Boo Nieves Concussion is questionable Thursday vs Nashville

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne had 42 wins and 13 losses last season in goal for the Predators. He had 1,840 shots against him and he surrendered 134 goals. He made 1,706 stops for a save percentage of 93%. P.K. Subban scored 59 total points last year for the Predators. He had 16 goals last season with 207 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He had a total of 43 assists on the year and averaged 24.1 minutes played per contest. Filip Forsberg averaged 17.5 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 26 goals on 179 attempts. He had 38 assists giving him a total of 64 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello had 53 total points last season for the Rangers. He had 16 goals last year with 178 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 37 assists on the year and averaged 18.9 minutes played per contest. Henrik Lundqvist had 26 wins and 26 losses last season in net for the Rangers. He had 2,036 shots against him and he gave up 174 goals. He made 1,862 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Pavel Buchnevich averaged 15 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 136 attempts. He had 29 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators gave up 299 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% last season. That was 6th in the league. They averaged 32 shots per contest and as a team shot 10.11% for the year. They allowed 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 1st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Predators were 1st overall with 117 total points last year. They were 7th in the league with 267 goals and 30th in goals allowed with 211. They had 274 power play chances and scored 58 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That was 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Rangers were 21st with a total of 231 goals scored while they were 4th with 268 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 31 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a unit they gave up 35 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th in the league. The Rangers had a total of 77 points last season, which was 24th in the NHL. They had 51 power play goals on 241 chances for a percentage of 21%. That was 14th overall. They gave up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville was 14th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 50.5%, as they tried 4,879 shots on net at full strength while giving up 4,787 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50.8% as they had 3,698 attempts while they gave up 3,583 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 13th in the NHL. The Predators started possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which was 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.2% for the season. That was 8th overall in the NHL. They had 2,753 face-off wins compared to 2,412 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 53.3%. That ranked them 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville had 1,656 hits and they blocked 1,204 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York was 29th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 46.9%, as they tried 4,523 shots on net at full strength while giving up 5,130 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 47% as they had 3,456 attempts while they gave up 3,902 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 29th in the NHL. The Rangers started possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which was 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.4% for the season. That was 17th overall in the NHL. They had 2,384 face-off wins compared to 2,454 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.3%. That ranked them 20th in the league. On defense New York had 1,714 hits and they blocked 1,228 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -143 and over 5.5 total goals

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