New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 1/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-215) Blue Jackets (+176)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (18-20-1) will try to beat the New York Rangers (28-11-4) at Nationwide Arena on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at -215 and the Blue Jackets open at +176. The betting total comes in at 6.

The New York Rangers will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 win over the Kings in their previous outing. New York amassed 21 penalty mins in this contest. They also had 5 attempts on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. The Rangers were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the win. For the outing, they finished 3 of the 30 shots they put on net.

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New York Rangers opponents have 126 power play tries (10th in the league) and have earned 20 goals in those attempts. The Rangers have had 1,375 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .921. New York has tried 1,215 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.6%. When at even strength, the Rangers have surrendered 89 goals while scoring 98 on offense. New York steps onto the ice with 126 power play opportunities and they have scored 31 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 24.60%. For the season, they have 60 points and their points percentage sits at .698. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have racked up 129 goals (11th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have conceded 109.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have racked up 164 goals versus Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.40. Shesterkin has played in 73 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .927 for his 4,101 mins on the ice. He has accumulated a record of 46-20-5 and he started in 68 games. For his professional hockey career, Shesterkin has 48 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .706. Shesterkin has had 2,234 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 2,070 total saves.

In their last outing, Columbus faced the Senators in a matchup where the Blue Jackets ended up taking the loss by a final of 2-1. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Blue Jackets scored 1 goal of the 36 shots on goal they were seeking.

Columbus has taken 1,153 shots (29th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.23%, while allowing the opposition 1,350 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.65% on their opponents 113 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.8%. They have earned 100 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.00%. The Blue Jackets have accumulated 103 goals at even strength and 15 goals (31st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 138 goals to be scored by of a combination of 115 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned 118 goals, 37 points, in addition to a points percentage of .474.

Across the rink you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo between the pipes. He has tallied 4,497 stops out of the 4,981 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .903. Korpisalo is the owner of a career record of 73-64-21 and has been in net for 175 games. He has started in 159 games and has been on the ice for 9,711 mins. Korpisalo's percentage of quality starts comes in at 46.5% and he has qualified for 74 quality starts in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.99 goals per game and he has conceded 484 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (-215)

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