New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers Prediction, 11/14/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers

Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+115) Rangers (-152)

Mackenzie Blackwood and the New Jersey Devils head to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they'll meet the New York Rangers. The line on this game has the Devils coming in at +115 and the Rangers are at -152. The O/U has been set at 5.5.

The Devils had a good night with a 4-0 win over the Islanders their last time on the ice. The Corsi for the Devils sat at 48 and the Corsi against was 66 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 42.1%. Their starts in the offensive zone were rated at 32.2% and they had a PDO of 107.4 for this matchup. New Jersey had 6 minutes in the box for this game. The Devils had a solid offensive outing in this victory. Their Fenwick came in at 38 and the Fenwick Against sat at 46, giving them a Fenwick rate of 45.2%. They had 20 face-off victories when at even strength and were beaten on 24 opportunities to take control of the puck. Moreover, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 1 goal. In the game, they converted 4 of the 34 shots they put on net.

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New Jersey Devils opponents have amassed 46 power play tries (8th in professional hockey) and have scored 11 goals in those attempts. The Devils have had 361 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .911. New Jersey has tried 380 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.5%. When at even strength, the Devils have conceded 21 goals while notching 30 themselves. New Jersey skates onto the rink with 37 power play opportunities and they have notched 6 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 16.22%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 16 points and their points percentage sits at .667. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 36 goals (19th in hockey) so far this year and have allowed 32.

The player between the pipes for this game is Mackenzie Blackwood. Opponents have scored 291 goals against Blackwood in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.81. Blackwood has played in 108 contests over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently is .912 during his 6,219 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned a win-loss mark of 48-41-13 and he started in 102 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Blackwood has recorded 56 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .549. Blackwood has had 3,311 shot attempts against him and has amassed 3,020 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, New York faced off against the Panthers in an outing where the Rangers got the victory by a tally of 4-3. Their PDO at even strength was 111 and they earned an oZS percentage of 42.5%. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and notched 1 goal out of those tries. Their Fenwick percentage was 24.1% with a Fenwick of 21 and the Panthers having racked up a 66 Fenwick. The Rangers recorded 4 goals of the 18 shots on goal they attempted. New York had a 24.1% Corsi rate. These Corsi statistics are telling of the type of game that New York had and they showed out in this one.

So far this year, the New York Rangers have earned a total of 33 goals, 17 points, and a points percentage of .654. They have granted a total of 37 goals to be scored by way of 29 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Rangers are sitting with 24 goals at even strength and 9 goals (12th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 43 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 20.93%. New York has attempted 334 shots (31st in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.88%, while allowing the other team 440 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.40% on the other teams 43 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.6%.

Across the rink you are going to see Igor Shesterkin in net. He has accounted for 1,621 saves out of 1,757 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .923. Shesterkin has earned a lifetime record of 32-18-5 and has been in goal for 57 games. He has started in 53 contests and has played for a total of 3,198 minutes. Shesterkin's quality start rate is 67.9% and he has 36 quality starts in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has relinquished 136 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (+115)

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