Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 2/27/2019

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Madison Square Garden

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -230 and the Rangers at +170.

Tampa Bay has a record of 48-11-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 242 goals and given up 165 goals for a point differential of +77. For the season they have an ATS record of 47-15-0 and an over/under record of 31-28-0. New York is 27-26-9 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 177 goals and surrendered 205 for a goal differential of -28. Their record against the spread is 27-35-0 while their over/under record is 33-28-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 47-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 31-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 27-35-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 33-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/31/19 C Brett Howden Knee IR (01/31)

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has accumulated 79 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 36 goals this year with 154 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 30 goals on 182 shots. He has 71 assists, giving him a total of 101 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 28 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,271 shots against him and he's given up 89 goals. He's made 1,182 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has scored 62 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 26 goals this season with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Chris Kreider averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 26 goals on 170 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 17 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,390 shots against him and he's surrendered 129 goals. He's made 1,261 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 100 total points this season, which ranks them 1st in the NHL. They are 1st in the league in goals scored with 242 while they've given up 165 goals, ranking them 28th overall. They have had 209 power play opportunities and have scored 62 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st in the NHL. The Lightning have allowed 203 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, putting them 1st in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.86% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 22nd in the NHL with a total of 63 points this year. They have 38 power play goals on 176 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 13th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 26th in the NHL. As a team, the Rangers are 21st in the league with 177 goals scored while they've given up 205 goals, which is 6th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.84%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 3,663 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,572 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 2,796 attempts while they have given up 2,705 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,937 face-off wins compared to 1,863 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,573 hits and they have blocked 867 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,670 face-off wins compared to 1,864 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,620 hits and they have blocked 933 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46% as they've attempted 3,226 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,780 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.1% ranks 29th as they have 2,438 attempts while they have given up 2,847 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York +170

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