New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +175 and the Blue Jackets at -235.

New York has a record of 7-7-1 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 47 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-8-0 and an over/under record of 6-9-0. Columbus is 8-6-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 50 goals and surrendered 52 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 8-7-0 while their over/under record is 7-8-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 7-8-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 6-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 7-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/09/18 C Brett Howden Upper Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs Detroit
11/09/18 RW Jesper Fast Undisclosed is probable Friday vs Detroit
11/08/18 RW Mats Zuccarello Groin is downgraded to out Friday vs Detroit
11/04/18 D Adam McQuaid Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Fredrik Claesson Lower Body IR (10/23)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 6 goals this year with 60 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 3 goals on 24 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 411 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 379 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 11 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 5 goals on 51 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 4 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 305 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 275 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 15 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 43 while they've given up 47 goals, ranking them 18th overall. They have had 49 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 22nd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.43% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 15th in the NHL with a total of 17 points this year. They have 7 power play goals on 59 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. That is 23rd in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 12th in the league with 50 goals scored while they've given up 52 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.16%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8%, as they've attempted 844 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 960 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.8% as they have 626 attempts while they have given up 713 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 432 face-off wins compared to 449 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 341 hits and they have blocked 247 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 444 face-off wins compared to 493 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 235 hits and they have blocked 199 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Columbus is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've attempted 882 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 848 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 7th as they have 702 attempts while they have given up 649 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -235

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