New York Rangers at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 1/12/2019

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Barclays Center

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The New York Rangers head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Saturday, January 12, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +175 and the Islanders at -195.

The Rangers have a record of 17-19-7 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 119 goals and surrendered 149 goals for a point differential of -30. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-25-0 and an over/under record of 21-20-0. The Islanders have a record of 24-14-4 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 128 goals and given up 114 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 23-18-0 while their over/under mark is 15-23-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-25-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 21-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 23-18-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 15-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/10/19 C Kevin Hayes Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs NY Islanders

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/19/18 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/19)
10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has scored 32 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this season with 117 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 12 goals on 125 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,043 shots against him and he's surrendered 97 goals. He's made 946 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 32 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 9 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 16 goals on 111 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 623 shots against him and he's given up 46 goals. He's made 577 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 41 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 119 goals while giving up 149 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 6th respectively. They have had 122 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the league. The Rangers have given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.83% 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 Islanders are 13th in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 21 power play goals on 124 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 123 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 18th with a total of 128 goals scored while they've given up 114 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.75%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.4%, as they've attempted 2,231 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,680 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.4% as they have 1,658 attempts while they have given up 1,994 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,189 face-off wins compared to 1,267 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 1,141 hits and they have blocked 686 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.1% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,152 face-off wins compared to 1,224 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 1,044 hits and they have blocked 644 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New York is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 2,197 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,441 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 25th as they have 1,634 attempts while they have given up 1,797 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York -195

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