New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche NHL Parlay 1/4/2019

Friday, January 4, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The New York Rangers head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, January 4, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +180 and the Avalanche at -220.

New York has a record of 17-15-7 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 113 goals and surrendered 130 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-21-0 and an over/under record of 19-19-0. Colorado has a record of 19-14-8 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 138 goals and given up 128 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 19-21-0 while their over/under mark is 20-20-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-21-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 19-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 19-21-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/22/18 C Colin Wilson Shoulder is out indefinitely
12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/03/19 D Nikita Zadorov Lower Body is questionable Friday vs NY Rangers
01/03/19 GO Semyon Varlamov Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs NY Rangers

Player Spotlight

Henrik Lundqvist has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 991 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 903 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Mika Zibanejad has scored 34 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 11 goals this season with 110 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Chris Kreider averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 20 goals on 108 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 60 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 24 goals this year with 186 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Semyon Varlamov has 11 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 759 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 692 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 17 goals on 102 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have given up 124 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 26th in the league. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.24% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 19th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Rangers are 19th overall with 41 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 113 goals and 9th in goals allowed with 130. They've had 113 power play chances and scored 23 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 7th with a total of 138 goals scored while they are 11th with 128 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.63%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 46 points this season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have had 39 power play goals on 147 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 146 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.4%, as they've attempted 2,025 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,438 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.5% as they have 1,513 attempts while they have given up 1,812 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 1,089 face-off wins compared to 1,159 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 1,011 hits and they have blocked 626 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,219 face-off wins compared to 1,302 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Colorado has 788 hits and they have blocked 642 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Colorado is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've attempted 2,289 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,436 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49% ranks 21st as they have 1,721 attempts while they have given up 1,794 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado -220 and over 6 total goals

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