New York Rangers at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 12/29/2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The New York Rangers head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, December 29, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +226 and the Predators at -255.

New York has a record of 15-14-7 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 105 goals and surrendered 119 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-21-0 and an over/under record of 18-18-0. Nashville has a record of 22-14-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 111 goals and given up 97 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 22-16-0 while their over/under mark is 17-20-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 15-21-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 18-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 22-16-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 17-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/18/18 D Kevin Shattenkirk Shoulder IR (12/18)
12/16/18 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body is out 2-4 weeks
11/23/18 LW Cody McLeod Hand is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/27/18 C Colton Sissons Ankle is questionable Saturday vs NY Rangers
12/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed IR (12/27)
12/02/18 LW Filip Forsberg Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has scored 27 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 19 goals this season with 103 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 11 goals on 107 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 896 shots against him and he's surrendered 78 goals. He's made 818 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has 28 total points this season for the Predators. He has 7 goals this year with 139 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 25.4 minutes played per contest. Ryan Johansen averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 60 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 719 shots against him and he's given up 54 goals. He's made 665 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 37 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 105 goals while giving up 119 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th respectively. They have had 106 power play chances and scored 21 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the league. The Rangers have given up 113 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.20% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 9th in the league with a total of 46 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 129 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 122 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Predators are 18th with a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 97 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.99%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.7%, as they've attempted 1,887 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,243 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.7% as they have 1,406 attempts while they have given up 1,671 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 987 face-off wins compared to 1,067 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 941 hits and they have blocked 572 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 1,232 face-off wins compared to 1,124 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Nashville has 675 hits and they have blocked 482 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've attempted 2,267 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,962 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.6% ranks 3rd as they have 1,713 attempts while they have given up 1,480 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York +226

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