New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, 12/7/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-130) Blackhawks (+108)

Marc-Andre Fleury and the Chicago Blackhawks (9-13-2) host the New York Rangers (16-4-3) at United Center on Tuesday. The Rangers open this contest at -130 while the Blackhawks are priced at +108. The O/U opens at 5.5.

The Rangers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks the last time they stepped on the ice. The offensive zone starts for them came in at 42.9% and they had a PDO of 100.8 in this game. They compiled 18 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 27 attempts to take control of the puck. Their Fenwick was 25 and the Fenwick Against sat at 31, giving them a Fenwick rate of 44.6%. The Corsi for the Rangers was sitting at 34 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 47 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 42.0%. New York had 8 penalty minutes in this contest. Additionally, they had 4 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Rangers were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the victory. For the game, they finished 3 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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In the matter of their scoring, the New York Rangers have racked up 67 goals (19th in hockey) so far this season and have allowed 57. For the season, they have recorded 35 points and their points percentage sits at .761. New York comes into the game with 68 power play opportunities and they have scored 15 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 22.06%. When at even strength, the Rangers have surrendered 45 goals while scoring 52 when they are on offense. New York has attempted 652 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. The Rangers have had 734 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .922. New York Rangers opponents have 68 power play tries (16th in the league) and have earned 12 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has taken the ice for 104 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled an overall record of 46-39-10 and he has started in 95 games. Opponents have notched 280 goals versus Georgiev in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.99. Georgiev has had 3,093 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 2,813 total saves. He has a save percentage of .909 for his 5,624 minutes between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Georgiev has tallied 48 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .505.

The last time they were on the ice, Chicago faced off against the Islanders in a game where the Blackhawks took home the win by a score of 3-2. Their PDO at even strength was 100 and their percentage of oZS was 55.8%. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and scored 1 goal out of those attempts. Their Fenwick rate was 50.8% by way of having a Fenwick of 31 and the Islanders finishing with a 30 Fenwick. The Blackhawks had 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they pursued. Chicago earned a 53.0% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Chicago played and you could say that they didn't play great, but weren't awful either.

This season, the Chicago Blackhawks have tallied 51 goals, 20 points, in addition to a points percentage of .417. They have permitted 75 goals to be scored by of a combination of 64 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blackhawks have earned 38 goals at even strength and 13 goals (18th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 73 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.81%. Chicago has taken 670 shots (27th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 7.61%, while allowing the opposition 752 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 83.82% on their opponents 68 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.0%.

Across the ice you will find Marc-Andre Fleury in net. He has compiled 23,278 stops out of 25,490 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .913. Fleury is sitting with a career record of 499-285-82 and has participated in 899 games. He got the starting nod in 743 contests and has racked up 52,018 minutes. Fleury's quality start rate comes out to 55.5% and he has accumulated 412 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.55 goals per contest and he has relinquished 2,212 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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