Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers Prediction, 1/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-146) Rangers (+122)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (24-9-3) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will take on the New York Rangers (25-10-4). The line on this contest has the Maple Leafs at -146 while the Rangers are sitting at +122. The total has been set at 6.

The Toronto Maple Leafs came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-5 victory over the Blues in their previous contest. Toronto accounted for 8 mins in the box in this contest. The Maple Leafs had a solid offensive outing in the victory. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. In the game, they converted 6 of the 40 shots they tried.

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The Maple Leafs have had 1,121 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .918. When at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed the opponent to score 75 goals while notching 92 on the offensive side of the ice. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have recorded 101 power play tries (23rd in the NHL) and have notched 17 goals in those attempts. For the current campaign, they sit with 51 points and their points percentage sits at .708. Toronto has attempted 1,229 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.9%. Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have racked up 122 goals (10th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 92. Toronto has compiled 101 power play chances and they have added 30 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 29.70%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jack Campbell. Opponents have scored 255 goals versus Campbell in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.38. Campbell has been in net for 114 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage is at .921 in his 6,423 mins on the ice. He has earned an overall record of 59-35-11 and he started in 105 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Campbell has accounted for 62 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .590. Campbell has had 3,230 shots taken against him and has amassed 2,975 saves.

In their last contest, New York squared up with the Flyers in an outing where the Rangers took home the victory by a tally of 3-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup and converted 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Rangers netted 3 goals of the 27 shots on goal they tried.

New York has taken 1,108 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.02%, while allowing their opponents 1,237 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 85.59% on their oppositions 111 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 92.3%. They have recorded 112 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.21%. The Rangers have 85 goals at even strength and 26 goals (7th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 95 goals to be scored by of a combination of 79 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the New York Rangers have 111 goals, 54 points, as well as a points percentage of .692.

For the opposition you will find Igor Shesterkin protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 2.39 goals per contest and he has allowed 156 goals altogether. Shesterkin's quality start rate sits at 70.8% and he has qualified for 46 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 65 games and has been on the ice for 3,917 mins. Shesterkin holds a lifetime mark of 43-20-5 and has played in 70 contests. He has accrued 1,975 stops out of 2,131 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .927.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-146)

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