New York Rangers vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 11/5/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Friday, November 5, 2021

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+128) Oilers (-157)

Rogers Place is the site where Mikko Koskinen and the Edmonton Oilers (8-1-0) will play the New York Rangers (6-2-2) on Friday. The Rangers open this contest at +128 while the Oilers are coming in at -157. The total is set at 6.

The Rangers will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 loss against the Canucks their last time out. The Corsi for the Rangers was sitting at 25 and the Corsi against was 41 which had their Corsi rate coming in at 37.9%. The offensive zone starts for them came in at 27.3% and they had a PDO of 87.0 for this game. New York compiled 10 penalty mins in this contest. The Rangers could have played much better offensively in the defeat. Their Fenwick was 19 and the Fenwick against finished at 31, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 38.0%. They compiled 15 face-off victories at even strength and were beaten on 10 opportunities to gain puck control. They also had 5 chances with the advantage and were able to score 2 goals. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 25 shots they put on net.

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The Rangers have had 319 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .931. While playing at even strength, the Rangers have allowed the opponent to score 17 goals while getting 17 on the offensive side of the ice. New York Rangers opponents have earned 36 power play opportunities (7th in hockey) and have a total of 5 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have tallied 14 points and their points % is .700. New York has tried 269 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 8.9%. Regarding their scoring, the New York Rangers have racked up 24 goals (23rd in the league) this season and have surrendered 22. New York is sitting with 36 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 19.44%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have notched 127 goals versus Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.48. Shesterkin has been involved in 55 games during his pro hockey career. His save percentage is .924 for his 3,078 mins guarding the cage. He has an overall mark of 31-17-5 and he has started in 51 games. During his career on the ice, Shesterkin has accounted for 35 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .686. Shesterkin has seen 1,675 shot attempts taken against him and he has 1,548 total saves.

In their last contest, Edmonton opposed the Predators in an outing where the Oilers notched a win by a final score of 5-2. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this contest and earned 1 goal out of those tries. The Oilers scored 5 goals of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking. Their PDO was 115 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 50.0%. Edmonton wound up with a 46.6% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Edmonton played and it tells us that they played really well in this game. Their Fenwick rate was 43.8% by notching a Fenwick of 28 and the Predators finishing with a 36 Fenwick.

Edmonton has attempted 292 shots (14th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 13.01%, while allowing the opposition 314 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 88.89% on their oppositions 27 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 92.7%. They have earned 28 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 46.43%. The Oilers have earned 25 goals at even strength and 13 goals (1st in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 23 goals to be scored by way of 20 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Edmonton Oilers have accumulated 38 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .889.

Across the rink you will find Mikko Koskinen in net. Koskinen is the owner of a lifetime mark of 64-49-9 and has been in goal for 130 games. Koskinen's percentage of quality starts comes out to 50.4% and he has accumulated 60 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has racked up 3,465 saves out of 3,813 shots taken, giving him a save % of .909. His opponents are averaging 2.92 goals per game and he has yielded 348 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 119 contests and has been on the ice for 7,140 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (+128)

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