Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Prediction, 11/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-125) Rangers (+100)

The Boston Bruins (14-1-3) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Saturday where they will take on the New York Rangers (13-3-1). The moneyline on this game has Boston at -125 while New York is coming in at +100. The total comes in at 7.

The Boston Bruins were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 win over the Panthers in their previous outing. The Bruins had a middle of the road offensive performance in this victory. In the game, they converted 3 out of the 25 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 3 attempts on the power play but didn't get a goal. Boston amassed 13 penalty mins for this contest.

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When at even strength, the Bruins have surrendered 32 goals while notching 49 of their own. Boston Bruins opponents have 67 power play tries (9th in the league) and have a total of 6 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Boston Bruins have earned 62 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have given up 38. Boston has attempted 570 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.9%. For the current campaign, they have earned 31 points and their points percentage is sitting at .861. The Bruins have had 563 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .933. Boston is sitting with 60 power play chances and they have notched 13 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 21.67%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has played in 216 games during his professional hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 123-64-17 and he started in 208 games. The opposition has racked up 514 goals versus Ullmark in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.48. Ullmark has seen 6,401 shots against him and has accrued 5,887 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .920 for his 12,432 minutes played. For his career, Ullmark has accrued 133 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .639.

In their last contest, New York squared up with the Penguins in a game where the Rangers got the victory by a mark of 1-0. The Rangers had 1 goal of the 36 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

On the year, the New York Rangers have notched a total of 55 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .794. They have allowed 39 goals to be scored by of a combination of 31 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have accumulated 38 goals at even strength and 17 goals (5th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 55 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 30.91%. New York has taken 502 shots (28th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.96%, while allowing the opposition 485 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.19% on their opponents 54 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 92.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see Igor Shesterkin defending the net. Teams are averaging 2.39 goals per game and he has allowed 387 goals in total. Shesterkin's percentage of quality starts sits at 66.9% and he has qualified for 109 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 163 games and has racked up 9,727 minutes. Shesterkin is the owner of a career record of 106-45-15 and has played in 168 games. He has recorded 4,638 stops out of 5,025 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .923.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (+100)

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