Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/23/2018

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Sunday, December 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +100 and the Rangers at -125.

Philadelphia has a record of 14-15-4 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 98 goals and surrendered 119 goals for a point differential of -21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-19-0 and an over/under record of 19-14-0. New York has a record of 15-13-5 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 97 goals and given up 107 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 15-18-0 while their over/under mark is 16-17-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 14-19-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 19-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 15-18-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 16-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/17/18 GO Anthony Stolarz Lower Body is out 2-4 weeks
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

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

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 41 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 12 goals this season with 107 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 29 assists on the year and averages 20.6 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 9 goals on 83 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year. Carter Hart has 2 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 54 shots against him and he's surrendered 3 goals. He's made 51 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has 23 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 15 goals this year with 90 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 101 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 net for the Rangers. He has 836 shots against him and he's given up 72 goals. He's made 764 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 32 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 98 goals while giving up 119 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 7th respectively. They have had 99 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the league. The Flyers have given up 111 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.41% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 22nd in the league with a total of 35 points this season. They have 20 power play goals on 101 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 108 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 25th with a total of 97 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.26%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 1,928 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,807 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 1,450 attempts while they have given up 1,329 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 1,035 face-off wins compared to 843 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.1%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 749 hits and they have blocked 478 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 917 face-off wins compared to 969 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 860 hits and they have blocked 52 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.7% as they've attempted 1,734 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,058 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 28th as they have 1,289 attempts while they have given up 1,535 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +100

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