New York Rangers at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/10/2018

Saturday, March 10, 2018

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The New York Rangers travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +205 and the Panthers at -230.

New York has a record of 30-32-6 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-19-2-2. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 217 goals for a point differential of -25. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-38-0 and an over/under record of 35-31-0. Florida is 33-25-7 including 20-9-3-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 198 goals and surrendered 204 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 33-32-0 while their over/under record is 33-32-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 30-38-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 35-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 33-32-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 33-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

03/08/18 LW Chris Kreider Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Saturday vs Florida
02/15/18 D Steven Kampfer Hand IR (02/11)
02/10/18 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee IR (02/08)
01/19/18 D Kevin Shattenkirk Knee IR (01/18)

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

02/26/18 C Denis Malgin MCL is out indefinitely
02/17/18 C Frank Vatrano Lower Body IR (02/06)

Player Spotlight

Pavel Buchnevich has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 14 goals this year with 118 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 14.9 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 146 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 25 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,813 shots against him and he's given up 153 goals. He's made 1,660 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Vincent Trocheck has scored 60 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 26 goals this season with 228 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 21 goals on 158 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 13 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 831 shots against him and he's surrendered 58 goals. He's made 773 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 66 total points this season, which ranks them 24th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 192 while they've given up 217 goals, ranking them 6th overall. They have had 202 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 208 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 5th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.97% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 18th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 20th in the NHL with a total of 73 points this year. They have 40 power play goals on 203 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Panthers are 14th in the league with 198 goals scored while they've given up 204 goals, which is 12th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.87%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 47.1% as they've tried 3,766 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,234 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 31st in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.6% as they have 2,894 shots while they've given up 3,188 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the year. That puts them 15th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,001 face-off wins as opposed to 1,993 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 15th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 1,456 hits and they've blocked 1,046 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 10th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That ranks them 29th and 4th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,115 face-off wins as opposed to 2,026 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,310 hits and they've blocked 918 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 28th in blocked shots. Florida is ranked 15th in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've tried 3,873 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,944 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 16th in the NHL at 50%, as they have 3,027 shots while they've given up 3,026 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida -230

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