New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers NHL Parlay 2/23/2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Madison Square Garden

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The New Jersey Devils head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +138 and the Rangers at -180.

New Jersey has a record of 24-29-8 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 179 goals and surrendered 205 goals for a point differential of -26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-37-0 and an over/under record of 33-25-0. New York has a record of 26-26-8 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 167 goals and given up 197 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 26-33-0 while their over/under mark is 31-27-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 23-37-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 33-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 26-33-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 31-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/21/19 LW Marcus Johansson Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs NY Rangers
02/21/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs NY Rangers
01/31/19 D Sami Vatanen Concussion is out indefinitely
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

02/21/19 D Adam McQuaid Undisclosed left last game, is questionable Saturday vs New Jersey
01/31/19 C Brett Howden Knee IR (01/31)

Player Spotlight

Cory Schneider has 3 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 373 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 333 stops for a save percentage of 89%. Nico Hischier has scored 42 total points this year for the Devils. He has 17 goals this season with 132 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 26 goals on 192 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has 58 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 26 goals this year with 175 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Henrik Lundqvist has 17 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,355 shots against him and he's given up 123 goals. He's made 1,232 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Chris Kreider averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 162 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have given up 195 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.32% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 28th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Devils are 27th overall with 56 total points this year. They are 17th in the league with 179 goals and 4th in goals allowed with 205. They've had 194 power play chances and scored 37 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Rangers are 25th with a total of 167 goals scored while they are 8th with 197 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.63%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th in the league. The Rangers have a total of 60 points this season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have had 36 power play goals on 169 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th overall. They've given up 194 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 3,314 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,566 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 2,600 attempts while they have given up 2,692 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 45.6% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,809 face-off wins compared to 1,915 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,354 hits and they have blocked 874 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,612 face-off wins compared to 1,809 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,583 hits and they have blocked 907 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.9% as they've attempted 3,111 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,665 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46% ranks 29th as they have 2,354 attempts while they have given up 2,758 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New Jersey +138 and over 5.5 total goals

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