New York Rangers vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/21/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Nashville Predators

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+102) Predators (-113)

Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers are headed to Bridgestone Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Nashville Predators. The Predators open this contest at -113 while the Rangers are coming in at +102. The total has been set at 5.5.

The Rangers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs in their last outing. The Corsi for the Rangers was 43 and the Corsi against was at 58 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 42.6%. Their starts in the offensive zone sat at 51.3% and they had a PDO of 106.5 in this one. New York accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Rangers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the victory. Their Fenwick was 32 and the Fenwick Against sat at 48, meaning they had a Fenwick rate of 40.0%. They compiled 9 face-off wins when at even strength and were beaten on 28 opportunities to win the puck. Additionally, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the outing, they scored on 2 of the 23 shots they looked to score on.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have notched 8 goals (21st in the NHL) on the season and have allowed 10. For the year, they have earned 5 points and their points percentage sits at .625. New York has tallied 16 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 12.50%. While at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 6 goals while scoring 6 of their own. New York has taken 104 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 7.7%. The Rangers have had 126 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .921. New York Rangers opponents have recorded 14 power play tries (7th in hockey) and have scored 4 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have racked up 117 goals against Shesterkin in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.53. Shesterkin has been in net for 50 contests during his professional hockey career. His save percentage is .923 for his 2,776 mins played. He has earned a mark of 28-16-4 and he started in 46 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Shesterkin has 31 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .674. Shesterkin has had 1,510 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,393 saves.

In their last contest, Nashville opposed the Kings in a game where the Predators notched a victory by a tally of 2-1. They had a PDO at even strength of 100 and their percentage of oZS was 47.1%. They had 2 chances on the power play in this outing and netted 1 goal out of those attempts. Their Fenwick rate came in at 55.7% by tallying a Fenwick of 39 and the Kings having earned a 31 Fenwick at even strength. The Predators scored 2 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they were seeking. Nashville wrapped up this game with a 56.3% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Nashville played and you could say that they have had better days on the ice.

Nashville has attempted 101 shots (15th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 6.93%, while allowing the opposition 84 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on the other teams 8 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.5%. They have recorded 8 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 25.00%. The Predators have racked up 5 goals at even strength and 2 goals (20th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 8 goals to be scored by of a combination of 6 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Nashville Predators have notched a total of 7 goals, 2 points, as well as a points percentage of .333.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Juuse Saros in net. His opponents are averaging 2.49 goals per game and he has conceded 367 goals altogether. Saros' quality start percentage is 60.6% and he has 86 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has made the start in 142 games and has been on the ice for 8,858 minutes. Saros has amassed a career mark of 77-49-17 and has participated in 158 games. He has accounted for 4,247 saves out of 4,614 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .920.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (-113)

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