San Jose Sharks vs New York Rangers Prediction, 12/3/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs New York Rangers

Date: Friday, December 3, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+138) Rangers (-167)

Alexandar Georgiev and the New York Rangers (14-4-3) play the San Jose Sharks (12-9-1) at Madison Square Garden on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Sharks coming in at +138 and the Rangers are at -167. The O/U is set at 5.5.

The Sharks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win over the Devils the last time they stepped on the ice. The Corsi for the Sharks was 48 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 62 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 43.6%. When starting in the offensive zone they were at 33.3% and they had a PDO of 109.9 for this one. San Jose accumulated 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Sharks had a solid offensive performance in the victory. Their Fenwick was 33 and the Fenwick Against sat at 47, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 41.3%. They accounted for 30 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 20 opportunities to take control of the puck. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 31 shots they put on net.

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The Sharks have had 666 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .911. At even strength, the Sharks have surrendered 52 goals while scoring 49 on offense. San Jose Sharks opponents have tallied 59 power play tries (24th in professional hockey) and have scored 7 goals in those chances. For the season, they have tallied 25 points and their points percentage sits at .568. San Jose has taken 624 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.6%. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 60 goals (20th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have conceded 59. San Jose comes into tonight with 60 power play opportunities and they have tallied 11 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 18.33%.

The man in net for this game is James Reimer. The opposition has notched 999 goals versus Reimer in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.76. Reimer has participated in 399 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is .914 during his 21,695 minutes played. He has accumulated a mark of 181-135-44 and he started in 363 games. During his career on the ice, Reimer is sitting with 187 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .515. Reimer has had 11,596 shots against him and has accrued 10,597 saves.

Their last time out, New York opposed the Flyers in a matchup where the Rangers notched a win by a score of 4-1. New York earned a 48.8% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game New York played and they played a solid game. Their Fenwick percentage was 48.4% by amassing a Fenwick of 30 and the Flyers having notched a 32 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO at even strength was 107 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 46.2%. The Rangers had 4 goals of the 28 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this outing and notched 1 goal out of those chances.

New York has tried 594 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.61%, while allowing their opponents 679 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.54% on the other teams 65 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.9%. They have recorded 61 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.31%. The Rangers have tallied 50 goals at even strength and 13 goals (14th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 55 goals to be scored by of a combination of 43 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the New York Rangers have earned 63 goals, 31 points, in addition to a points percentage of .738.

For the opposition you are going to see Alexandar Georgiev defending the goal. He has recorded 2,779 stops out of the 3,057 shots tried, giving him a rate of .909. Georgiev is the owner of a lifetime mark of 45-39-10 and has been in net for 102 games. He has made the start in 94 games and has been on the ice for 5,549 minutes. Georgiev's quality start rate comes out to 50.0% and he has 47 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. Teams are averaging 3.01 goals per contest and he has conceded 278 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose (+138)

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