New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The New York Rangers head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +180 and the Golden Knights at -220.

New York has a record of 17-17-7 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 114 goals and surrendered 141 goals for a point differential of -27. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-23-0 and an over/under record of 21-19-0. Vegas has a record of 26-15-4 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 136 goals and given up 119 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 25-19-0 while their over/under mark is 20-22-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-23-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 21-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 25-19-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 20-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/06/19 C Kevin Hayes Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Vegas

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/29/18 D Colin Miller Undisclosed IR (12/29)
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has scored 31 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this season with 114 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 16.9 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 11 goals on 115 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 12 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,023 shots against him and he's surrendered 93 goals. He's made 930 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has 30 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 15 goals this year with 95 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 13 goals on 159 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 24 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,056 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 963 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 41 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 114 goals while giving up 141 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 7th respectively. They have had 117 power play chances and scored 23 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the league. The Rangers have given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.90% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 3rd in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 26 power play goals on 136 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 132 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 10th with a total of 136 goals scored while they've given up 119 goals this season, ranking 22nd in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.14%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.9%, as they've attempted 2,108 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,585 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45% as they have 1,573 attempts while they have given up 1,922 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,135 face-off wins compared to 1,203 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 1,078 hits and they have blocked 663 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,319 face-off wins compared to 1,350 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,214 hits and they have blocked 610 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7% as they've attempted 2,877 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,386 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 3rd as they have 2,097 attempts while they have given up 1,776 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York +180

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