New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils NHL Betting Tips 4/1/2019

Monday, April 1, 2019

Prudential Center

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The New York Rangers head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Monday, April 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +105 and the Devils at -137.

New York has a record of 30-34-13 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 209 goals and surrendered 254 goals for a point differential of -45. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-47-0 and an over/under record of 38-35-0. New Jersey has a record of 29-40-10 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 210 goals and given up 263 for a goal differential of -53. Their record against the spread is 29-50-0 while their over/under mark is 38-38-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 30-47-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 38-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 29-50-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 38-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

03/22/19 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body is out for season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/30/19 D Egor Yakovlev Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
03/29/19 D Sami Vatanen Illness is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
03/29/19 RW Nathan Bastian Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/07/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Jimmy Vesey has scored 35 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 17 goals this season with 147 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 16.1 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 30 goals on 226 attempts. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 71 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,628 shots against him and he's surrendered 151 goals. He's made 1,477 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Travis Zajac has 43 total points this season for the Devils. He has 17 goals this year with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Damon Severson averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 137 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 693 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 626 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 73 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 209 goals while giving up 254 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 9th respectively. They have had 221 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the league. The Rangers have given up 246 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.28% for the year. They allow 34 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 29th in the league with a total of 68 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 242 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 248 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Devils are 24th with a total of 210 goals scored while they've given up 263 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.1%, as they've attempted 4,033 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,707 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.1% as they have 3,052 attempts while they have given up 3,571 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 2,077 face-off wins compared to 2,290 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New York has 2,001 hits and they have blocked 1,136 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.9% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 2,326 face-off wins compared to 2,400 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,834 hits and they have blocked 1,130 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 4,174 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,626 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 23rd as they have 3,260 attempts while they have given up 3,496 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey -137

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