New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils NHL Betting Tips 1/31/2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Prudential Center

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The New York Rangers head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, January 31, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +130 and the Devils at -155.

New York has a record of 21-21-7 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 139 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of -26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 21-27-0 and an over/under record of 25-22-0. New Jersey has a record of 19-23-7 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 146 goals and given up 167 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 19-30-0 while their over/under mark is 26-21-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 21-27-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 25-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 19-30-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 26-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/29/19 RW Mats Zuccarello Foot is questionable Thursday vs New Jersey
01/17/19 D Neal Pionk Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/15/19 D Fredrik Claesson Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

01/30/19 D Sami Vatanen Facial is questionable Thursday vs NY Rangers
01/29/19 D Ben Lovejoy Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs NY Rangers
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has scored 44 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 17 goals this season with 141 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Chris Kreider averages 17 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 22 goals on 138 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 15 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,135 shots against him and he's surrendered 104 goals. He's made 1,031 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 32 total points this season for the Devils. He has 13 goals this year with 100 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 23 goals on 161 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 1,019 shots against him and he's given up 102 goals. He's made 917 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 49 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 139 goals while giving up 165 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 8th respectively. They have had 138 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the league. The Rangers have given up 167 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.05% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 28th in the league with a total of 45 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 158 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th in the NHL. They've given up 157 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Devils are 19th with a total of 146 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.20%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.6%, as they've attempted 2,518 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,004 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.6% as they have 1,880 attempts while they have given up 2,240 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,332 face-off wins compared to 1,483 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense New York has 1,284 hits and they have blocked 764 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,470 face-off wins compared to 1,593 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 26th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,063 hits and they have blocked 684 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. New Jersey is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 2,738 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,841 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 18th as they have 2,154 attempts while they have given up 2,157 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey -155

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