New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 2/28/2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The New York Rangers head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +109 and the Canucks at -120.

New York has a record of 27-30-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 9-18-2-2. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 177 goals and surrendered 201 goals for a point differential of -24. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-36-0 and an over/under record of 33-28-0. Vancouver has a record of 24-32-7 including 11-15-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 168 goals and have given up 204 for a goal differential of -36. Their record against the spread is 24-38-0 while their over/under mark is 36-26-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 27-36-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 33-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-38-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 36-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

02/26/18 D Chris Bigras Acquired is "?" Wednesday vs Vancouver
02/26/18 C Vladislav Namestnikov Acquired is "?" Wednesday vs Vancouver
02/25/18 LW Matt Beleskey Acquired is "?" Wednesday vs Vancouver
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 Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/26/18 LW Jussi Jokinen Acquired is "?" Wednesday vs NY Rangers
02/26/18 LW Loui Eriksson Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs NY Rangers
02/26/18 LW Brendan Leipsic Acquired is "?" Wednesday vs NY Rangers
02/15/18 D Christopher Tanev Leg IR (02/08)
02/09/18 C Brendan Gaunce Foot IR (02/07)
02/09/18 C Markus Granlund Ankle IR (02/07)

Player Spotlight

Pavel Buchnevich has scored 34 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 13 goals this season with 109 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 14.7 minutes played per contest. Mats Zuccarello averages 0 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by tallying 10 goals on 134 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 23 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,643 shots against him and he's surrendered 141 goals. He's made 1,502 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Daniel Sedin has 41 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 18 goals this year with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 15 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 27 goals on 166 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 17 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,294 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,178 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 60 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 177 goals while giving up 201 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 6th respectively. They have had 190 power play chances and scored 40 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Rangers have given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.89% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 28th in the league with a total of 55 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 201 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 215 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 24th with a total of 167 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.99%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 47.5% as they've tried 3,506 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,868 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 24th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 2,690 shots while they've given up 2,900 attempts on defense. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the year. That puts them 11th and 22nd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,848 face-off wins as opposed to 1,827 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 14th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 1,356 hits and they've blocked 968 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 16th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,830 face-off wins as opposed to 1,916 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,234 hits and they've blocked 854 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 28th in blocked shots. Vancouver is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've tried 3,344 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,617 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 26th in the NHL at 47.7%, as they have 2,523 shots while they've given up 2,763 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York +109

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