New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild NHL Game Picks 3/16/2019

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The New York Rangers head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +215 and the Wild at -295.

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. Minnesota has a record of 33-30-8 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 191 goals and given up 205 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 33-38-0 while their over/under mark is 28-36-0.

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 Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 33-38-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 28-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

03/14/19 LW Chris Kreider Possible Suspension is questionable Friday vs Calgary
03/14/19 LW Brendan Lemieux Possible Suspension is questionable Friday vs Calgary

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 C Joel Eriksson Ek Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has scored 49 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 26 goals this season with 182 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 27 goals on 206 attempts. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 66 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

Jason Zucker has 38 total points this season for the Wild. He has 21 goals this year with 189 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 24 goals on 212 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 27 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,647 shots against him and he's given up 147 goals. He's made 1,500 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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 Wild are 20th in the league with a total of 74 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 209 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 213 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Wild are 24th with a total of 191 goals scored while they've given up 205 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th 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 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 2,103 face-off wins compared to 2,130 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,381 hits and they have blocked 1,044 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 4,031 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,985 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 12th as they have 3,034 attempts while they have given up 2,941 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York +215

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