Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Prediction, 1/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+104) Rangers (-125)

The New York Rangers (25-13-7) will go up against the Boston Bruins (34-5-4) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Boston at +104 while New York is at -125. The total comes in at 7.

The Boston Bruins were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-0 win over the Flyers in the last game they played. Boston compiled 28 mins in the box in this matchup. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. The Bruins had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. In the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 6 of the 29 shots they put on goal.

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Boston Bruins opponents have tallied 152 power play tries (9th in the NHL) and have notched 21 goals in those attempts. The Bruins so far have had 1,255 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .927. Boston has tried 1,471 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. When playing at even strength, the Bruins have conceded 70 goals while getting 123 of their own. Boston is sitting with 147 power play opportunities and they have notched 41 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 27.89%. For the season, they have 72 points and their points percentage sits at .837. In the matter of their scoring, the Boston Bruins have racked up 164 goals (1st in hockey) for the season and have conceded 91.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jeremy Swayman. Swayman has participated in 68 games during his hockey career. He has compiled an overall mark of 40-20-6 and was named the starter in 64 games. Opponents have scored 147 goals against Swayman in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.25. Swayman has seen 1,790 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,643 total saves. His save percentage is .918 for his 3,912 minutes played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Swayman has tallied 42 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .656.

In their last contest, New York played the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Rangers ended up with the victory by a final score of 3-1. The Rangers netted 3 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they took. They had 5 chances on the power play in this matchup and converted 1 out of those chances.

New York has attempted 1,481 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.59%, while allowing their opponents 1,313 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.47% on their opponents 128 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.0%. They have earned 145 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 22.07%. The Rangers have scored 110 goals at even strength and 32 goals (13th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 118 goals to be scored by of a combination of 93 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the New York Rangers have earned a total of 142 goals, 57 points, as well as a points percentage of .633.

For the opposition you are going to see Igor Shesterkin in the crease. Shesterkin has amassed a career mark of 82-36-13 and has been in goal for 133 contests. Shesterkin's rate of quality starts is 68.8% and he has accumulated 88 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has tallied 3,718 stops out of the 4,017 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .926. Teams are averaging 2.34 goals per game and he has yielded 299 goals overall. He has started in 128 contests and has accumulated 7,661 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston (+104)

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