New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 11/2/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-127) Canucks (+105)

Rogers Arena is the venue where Thatcher Demko and the Vancouver Canucks (3-5-1) will take on the New York Rangers (6-2-1) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Rangers coming in at -127 and the Canucks are at +105. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Rangers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 win against the Kraken their last time out. Their offensive zone starts were at 45.1% and they had a PDO at even strength of 112.5 for this matchup. They earned 26 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 22 attempts to take control of the puck. Their Fenwick was 27 and the Fenwick against finished at 40, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 40.3%. The Corsi for the Rangers came in at 38 and the Corsi against was 56 which means they had a Corsi rate of 40.4%. New York recorded 4 mins in the box for this contest. They also had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Rangers had an average offensive performance in this victory. For the game, they scored on 3 of the 18 shots they tried.

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The Rangers have had 283 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .933. When playing at even strength, the Rangers have conceded 14 goals while earning 17 on offense. New York Rangers opponents have totaled 30 power play tries (8th in the league) and have earned 5 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have earned 13 points and their points percentage is .722. New York has taken 244 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.0%. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have accumulated 22 goals (17th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have given up 19. New York comes into the game with 31 power play chances and they have notched 5 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 16.13%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have notched 124 goals against Shesterkin in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.47. Shesterkin has been involved in 54 contests during his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .924 in his 3,015 minutes played. He has accumulated an overall record of 31-17-4 and he started in 50 games. For his professional hockey career, Shesterkin has 34 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .680. Shesterkin has had 1,639 shots against him and has amassed 1,515 saves.

In their last outing, Vancouver squared up with the Oilers in a matchup where the Canucks took a loss by a mark of 2-1. They had a PDO of 104 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 38.5%. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing but were not able to net one. Their Fenwick rate came in at 51.3% by accumulating a Fenwick of 41 and the Oilers finishing with a 39 Fenwick at even strength. The Canucks earned 1 goal of the 30 shots on goal they pursued. Vancouver earned a 52.8% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Vancouver played and you could say that they have had better days on the ice.

The Canucks have accumulated 15 goals at even strength and 6 goals (15th in hockey) while on the power play. Vancouver has taken 285 shots (5th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 7.37%, while allowing the opposition 286 shots. During this campaign, the Vancouver Canucks have earned a total of 21 goals, 7 points, as well as a points percentage of .389. They have a total of 32 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.75%. They have a penalty kill rate of 72.00% on their opponents 25 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 91.6%. They have granted a total of 24 goals to be scored by of a combination of 17 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you are likely to see Thatcher Demko in net. Demko has amassed a career mark of 37-34-5 and has participated in 79 games. Demko's percentage of quality starts comes in at 57.9% and he has 44 quality starts in his career. He has gathered 2,316 stops out of the 2,540 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.90 goals/game and he has relinquished 224 goals overall. He has started in 76 games and his ice time sits at 4,634 mins.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vancouver (+105) and under 5.5 goals

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