New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +133 and the Flyers at -175.

New York has a record of 12-8-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 68 goals and given up 65 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-10-0 and an over/under record of 9-13-0. Philadelphia has a record of 9-10-2 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 65 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 9-12-0 while their over/under record is 14-7-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 12-10-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 9-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 9-12-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 14-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/21/18 LW Cody McLeod Hand injured last game, is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
11/21/18 RW Mats Zuccarello Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
11/12/18 RW Pavel Buchnevich Thumb is out 4-6 weeks
11/04/18 D Adam McQuaid Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Fredrik Claesson Lower Body IR (10/23)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Henrik Lundqvist has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 543 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 499 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mats Zuccarello has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 3 goals this year with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Mika Zibanejad averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 7 goals on 80 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 25 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 8 goals this season with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Calvin Pickard has 3 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 190 shots against him and he's surrendered 27 goals. He's made 163 saves for a save percentage of 86%. Jakub Voracek averages 18.4 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 12 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have allowed 74 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 22nd in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.51% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Rangers have 26 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 15th in the league with 68 goals while they've given up 65 goals, which is 17th overall. They have had 72 power play opportunities and scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flyers are 16th with 65 goals scored while they are 3rd in the NHL with 76 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.05%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Flyers have a total of 20 points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 11 power play goals on 69 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 73 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, which is 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.2%, as they've attempted 1,182 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,378 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.6% as they have 878 attempts while they have given up 1,008 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 615 face-off wins compared to 664 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense New York has 517 hits and they have blocked 370 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 662 face-off wins compared to 534 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.4%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 488 hits and they have blocked 311 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 1,238 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,171 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.8% ranks 7th as they have 924 attempts while they have given up 860 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -175

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