Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers Prediction, 1/28/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-115) Rangers (-105)

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Rangers (28-11-4) will take on the Minnesota Wild (25-10-3) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Wild at -115 while the Rangers are at -105. The total comes in at 6.

The Minnesota Wild went home feeling good about their game by earning a 8-2 victory over the Canadiens in the last game they played. The Wild had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in this victory. In the matchup, they scored on 8 of the 39 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. Minnesota garnered 35 penalty mins for this matchup.

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In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have notched 145 goals (6th in hockey) for the year and have allowed 112. For the current campaign, they have scored 53 points and their points percentage sits at .697. Minnesota has accumulated 124 power play opportunities and they have notched 22 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 17.74%. While playing at even strength, the Wild have given up 86 goals while earning 123 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has attempted 1,266 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.5%. The Wild have had 1,232 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .909. Minnesota Wild opponents have 130 power play tries (7th in the NHL) and have come away with 26 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Kaapo Kahkonen. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Kahkonen has recorded 23 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .561. His save percentage currently is at .910 during his 2,536 minutes played. Kahkonen has seen 1,294 shot attempts against him and has amassed 1,177 saves. Opponents have been able to score 117 goals versus Kahkonen in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.77. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 28-11-3 and he has gotten the start in 41 games. Kahkonen has played in 44 games throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, New York went up against the Kings in a game where the Rangers got the victory by a score of 3-2. They had 5 power play chances in this game and earned 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Rangers scored 3 goals of the 30 shots on goal they tried.

New York has put up 1,215 shots (25th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.62%, while allowing the opposition 1,375 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 84.13% on the other teams 126 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 92.1%. They have recorded 126 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 24.60%. The Rangers have racked up 98 goals at even strength and 31 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 109 goals to be scored by way of 89 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the New York Rangers have earned 129 goals, 60 points, and a points percentage of .698.

For the opposition you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev protecting the goal. Teams are averaging 2.94 goals/game and he has surrendered 305 goals altogether. Georgiev's quality start rate sits at 52.4% and he has 55 quality starts in his NHL career. He has made the start in 105 contests and has racked up 6,221 mins. Georgiev has accrued a career mark of 50-44-11 and has been in net for 114 games. He has tallied 3,092 stops out of the 3,397 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .910.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-105) and under 6 goals

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