New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/25/2018

Thursday, January 25, 2018

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The New York Rangers travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +131 and the Sharks at -145.

New York has a record of 24-20-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-12-2-2. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 146 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-25-0 and an over/under record of 27-20-0. San Jose has a record of 26-14-7 including 14-6-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 138 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 26-21-0 while their over/under record is 17-29-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 24-25-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 27-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 26-21-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 17-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/28/17 LW Chris Kreider Blood Clot IR (12/27)
01/19/18 D Kevin Shattenkirk Knee IR (01/18)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/23/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Flu is "?" Thursday vs NY Rangers
01/23/18 GO Martin Jones Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs NY Rangers

Player Spotlight

Henrik Lundqvist has 21 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,316 shots against him and he's given up 103 goals. He's made 1,213 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mats Zuccarello has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 8 goals this year with 101 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Pavel Buchnevich averages 14.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 96 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Joe Thornton has scored 36 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this season with 75 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 14 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 852 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 775 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Joe Thornton averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 13 goals on 75 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 16th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.53% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Rangers has 53 total points this season, ranking 21st in the NHL in offense. They are 9th in the league with 147 goals while they've given up 146 goals, which is 11th overall. They have had 151 power play opportunities and scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 18th with 138 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 127 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Sharks have a total of 59 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 38 power play goals on 166 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 47.6% as they've tried 2,718 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,994 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 26th in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 2,083 shots while they've given up 2,245 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the year. That puts them 15th and 17th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,451 face-off wins as opposed to 1,437 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 1,043 hits and they've blocked 749 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 8th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the year. That ranks them 5th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,428 face-off wins as opposed to 1,391 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 13th in the league. On defense San Jose has 831 hits and they've blocked 765 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've tried 2,933 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,733 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 7th in the NHL at 52.4%, as they have 2,167 shots while they've given up 1,968 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -145

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