Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers Prediction, 1/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+138) Rangers (-166)

The New York Rangers (27-11-4) are hosting the Los Angeles Kings (20-16-5) at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The line on this matchup has Los Angeles at +138 while New York is at -166. The total is set at 6.

The Los Angeles Kings will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 loss against the Avalanche in their last contest. Los Angeles tallied 10 penalty mins in this matchup. The Kings had a below average offensive performance in the loss. Furthermore, they had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 41 shots they put on goal.

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The Kings have had 1,186 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .906. When at even strength, the Kings have allowed the opponent to score 82 goals while notching 93 on the offensive side of the ice. Los Angeles Kings opponents have tallied 113 power play tries (17th in hockey) and have racked up 30 goals in those attempts. For the season, they have racked up 45 points and their points percentage comes in at .549. Los Angeles has tried 1,451 shots and has a shooting percentage of 7.9%. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Los Angeles Kings have racked up 114 goals (17th in hockey) on the season and have allowed 112. Los Angeles has accounted for 131 power play chances and they have tallied 21 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 16.03%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jonathan Quick. The opposition has scored 1,620 goals against Quick in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.41. Quick has taken the ice for 691 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is .913 for his 40,310 minutes on the ice. He has accumulated a mark of 347-259-73 and got the start in 681 games. During his career on the ice, Quick has recorded 369 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .542. Quick has seen 18,607 shots against him and has accrued 16,987 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, New York went up against the Coyotes in an outing where the Rangers notched a victory by a final of 7-3. The Rangers recorded 7 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 power play chances in this game and recorded 2 goals out of those attempts.

On the season, the New York Rangers are sitting with 127 goals, 58 points, in addition to a points percentage of .690. They have granted a total of 107 goals to be scored by of a combination of 88 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have tallied 97 goals at even strength and 30 goals (7th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 121 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 24.79%. New York has taken 1,185 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.72%, while allowing the opposition 1,339 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 84.43% on their oppositions 122 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 92.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev protecting the net. He has gathered 3,092 stops out of the 3,397 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .910. Georgiev has accumulated a career mark of 50-44-11 and has participated in 114 games. He got the starting nod in 105 games and his ice time sits at 6,221 minutes. Georgiev's quality start percentage is 52.4% and he has qualified for 55 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.94 goals/game and he has yielded 305 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+138)

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