New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 12/10/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Friday, December 10, 2021

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-180) Sabres (+145)

Alexandar Georgiev and the New York Rangers (17-5-3) are headed to KeyBank Center on Friday where they'll meet the Buffalo Sabres (8-14-3). The line on this game has the Rangers priced at -180 and the Sabres are at +145. The total is set at 5.5.

The New York Rangers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 7-3 loss against the Avalanche in the last game they played. New York amassed 27 penalty minutes in this outing. They also had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. The Rangers offense showed they have some room for improvement in the loss. For the outing, they finished 3 out of the 30 shots they put on goal.

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New York Rangers opponents have tallied 77 power play opportunities (10th in hockey) and have earned 13 goals in those attempts. The Rangers have had 799 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .917. New York has attempted 712 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. While playing at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 53 goals while earning 58 as an offensive unit. New York has accounted for 75 power play chances and they have notched 18 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 24.00%. For the season, they have recorded 37 points and their points % is .740. When it comes to scoring goals, the New York Rangers have notched 76 goals (14th in the league) this year and have given up 66.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. In his career, Georgiev has compiled 49 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .510. His save percentage is at .910 during his 5,684 mins played. Georgiev has had 3,119 shots against him and has recorded 2,837 total saves. Opponents have notched 282 goals versus Georgiev in his career and his goals against rate is 2.98. He has compiled a record of 47-39-10 and got the start in 96 games. Georgiev has been in goal for 105 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Buffalo opposed the Ducks in an outing where the Sabres took a loss by a final of 2-0. The Sabres earned 0 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play opportunities in this contest but were not able to net one.

Buffalo has taken 729 shots (24th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.47%, while allowing the other team 834 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.69% on their oppositions 61 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.0%. They have a total of 66 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 19.70%. The Sabres have earned 56 goals at even strength and 13 goals (22nd in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 92 goals to be scored by of a combination of 79 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Buffalo Sabres are sitting with 69 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .380.

On the other side of the ice you will find Aaron Dell between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.90 goals per contest and he has allowed 308 goals altogether. Dell's quality start percentage is 45.9% and he has made 45 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 98 games and has played 6,375 minutes. Dell is the owner of a lifetime mark of 49-44-12 and has participated in 121 contests. He has compiled 2,909 saves out of the 3,217 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .904.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Buffalo (+145) and under 5.5 goals

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