Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/26/2018

Monday, November 26, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Ottawa Senators head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Monday, November 26, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +140 and the Rangers at -155.

Ottawa has a record of 9-11-3 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 83 goals and surrendered 100 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-14-0 and an over/under record of 17-4-0. New York has a record of 12-10-2 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 71 goals and given up 74 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 12-12-0 while their over/under mark is 10-14-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-14-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 17-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

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

The New York Rangers are 10-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/25/18 C Colin White Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
11/25/18 D Mark Borowiecki Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
10/12/18 LW Alex Formenton Concussion IR (10/12)
10/12/18 D Cody Ceci Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Ryan Dzingel Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/23/18 LW Cody McLeod Hand is out indefinitely
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)

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has scored 27 total points this year for the Senators. He has 6 goals this season with 65 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 23.7 minutes played per contest. Chris Tierney averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 3 goals on 42 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 756 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 680 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has 19 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 7 goals this year with 84 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Mats Zuccarello averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 3 goals on 31 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 588 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 541 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 21 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 83 goals while giving up 100 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 1st respectively. They have had 78 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 8th in the league. The Senators have given up 73 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.99% for the year. They allow 39 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 15th in the league with a total of 26 points this season. They have 15 power play goals on 77 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 77 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Rangers are 17th with a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 74 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.03%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44%, as they've attempted 1,254 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,599 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.2% as they have 942 attempts while they have given up 1,190 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 761 face-off wins compared to 742 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 424 hits and they have blocked 409 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 668 face-off wins compared to 716 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 581 hits and they have blocked 397 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. New York is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.9% as they've attempted 1,278 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,509 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.2% ranks 27th as they have 953 attempts while they have given up 1,112 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +140

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