New York Rangers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 2/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-178) Senators (+146)

The Ottawa Senators (18-25-4) will try to defeat the New York Rangers (31-13-5) at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at -178 and the Senators are at +146. The betting total comes in at 6.

The New York Rangers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Red Wings in their last outing. The Rangers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. For the outing, they finished 2 of the 39 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 1 power play attempt and scored 1 goal. New York recorded 4 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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The Rangers have had 1,571 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .921. While playing at even strength, the Rangers have allowed the opponent to score 100 goals while having 108 when they are on offense. New York Rangers opponents have earned 142 power play tries (16th in hockey) and have scored 24 goals in those chances. For the season, they sit with 67 points and their points percentage sits at .684. New York has tried 1,410 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. In relation to scoring goals, the New York Rangers have accumulated 145 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have surrendered 124. New York skates onto the rink with 141 power play chances and they have notched 37 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 26.24%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin has taken the ice for 78 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 49-21-6 and he started in 73 games. Opponents have notched 174 goals against Shesterkin in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.37. Shesterkin has seen 2,411 shot attempts against him and has amassed 2,237 total saves. He has a save percentage of .928 during his 4,409 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Shesterkin has earned 53 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .726.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa squared up with the Sabres in an outing where the Senators ended up with the win by a final of 3-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but didn't score a goal. The Senators scored 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

On the year, the Ottawa Senators have a total of 126 goals, 40 points, as well as a points percentage of .426. They have granted a total of 150 goals to be scored by way of 122 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators have scored 102 goals at even strength and 24 goals (25th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 144 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 16.67%. Ottawa has attempted 1,404 shots (30th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 8.97%, while allowing the opposition 1,586 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 80.95% on the other teams 147 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.5%.

For the opposition you will find Matt Murray defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has yielded 629 goals altogether. Murray's percentage of quality starts comes out to 52.8% and he has accumulated 124 quality starts in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 235 contests and has been on the ice for 13,775 minutes. Murray is the owner of a lifetime mark of 132-75-22 and has been in goal for 243 games. He has tallied 6,541 stops out of the 7,170 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Tony's Pick: Take New York (-178)

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