New York Rangers at Calgary Flames Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/15/2019

Friday, March 15, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The New York Rangers head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Friday, March 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +273 and the Flames at -310.

New York has a record of 28-29-13 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 193 goals and surrendered 227 goals for a point differential of -34. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-42-0 and an over/under record of 34-33-0. Calgary has a record of 43-20-7 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 250 goals and given up 199 for a goal differential of +51. Their record against the spread is 43-27-0 while their over/under mark is 38-29-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 28-42-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 34-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 43-27-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 38-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

02/20/19 LW James Neal Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has scored 66 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 27 goals this season with 206 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Chris Kreider averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 26 goals on 182 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,521 shots against him and he's surrendered 139 goals. He's made 1,382 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 90 total points this season for the Flames. He has 33 goals this year with 222 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 57 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 31 goals on 192 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year. Mike Smith has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 920 shots against him and he's given up 96 goals. He's made 824 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 69 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 193 goals while giving up 227 scores, which has them ranked 23rd and 7th respectively. They have had 201 power play chances and scored 39 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the league. The Rangers have given up 226 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.44% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 4th in the league with a total of 93 points this season. They have 52 power play goals on 238 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 217 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Flames are 4th with a total of 250 goals scored while they've given up 199 goals this season, ranking 22nd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.02%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3%, as they've attempted 3,660 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,237 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.4% as they have 2,771 attempts while they have given up 3,202 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,879 face-off wins compared to 2,095 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,841 hits and they have blocked 1,035 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 2,141 face-off wins compared to 1,971 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,060 hits and they have blocked 898 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3% as they've attempted 4,234 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,714 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.8% ranks 4th as they have 3,148 attempts while they have given up 2,816 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York +273

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