Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers Prediction, 11/9/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers

Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+135) Rangers (-167)

The Minnesota Wild (5-5-2) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Thursday where they will go up against the New York Rangers (9-2-1). The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +135 and New York is at -167. The over/under is set at 7.

The Minnesota Wild went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-2 win against the Islanders in their previous outing. Minnesota garnered 14 penalty minutes for this game. The Wild had a solid offensive output in this victory. Moreover, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. In the game, they scored on 4 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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When playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 35 goals while getting 36 of their own. Minnesota Wild opponents have 39 power play tries (22nd in professional hockey) and have come away with 13 goals in those attempts. In regard to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 43 goals (8th in pro hockey) this season and have allowed 48. Minnesota has taken 379 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.4%. For the year, they have racked up 12 points and their points percentage comes in at .500. The Wild so far have had 394 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .878. Minnesota has accumulated 46 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 15.22%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has taken the ice for 73 games throughout his NHL career. He has accumulated a mark of 34-25-11 and he was named the starter in 67 games. The opposition has notched 190 goals against Gustavsson in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.71. Gustavsson has had 2,234 shot attempts against him and has accrued 2,044 total saves. His save percentage is at .915 in his 4,199 minutes played. In his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has tallied 42 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .627.

When they took the ice last, New York faced the Red Wings in a game where the Rangers took home the victory by a score of 5-3. They had 3 power play chances in this game and converted 2 out of those chances. The Rangers netted 5 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they took.

New York has attempted 330 shots (26th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.82%, while allowing their opponents 331 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 86.05% on their oppositions 43 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 92.1%. They have earned 41 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 34.15%. The Rangers have 25 goals at even strength and 14 goals (4th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 26 goals to be scored by way of 20 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the New York Rangers have notched a total of 39 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .792.

Across the rink you are going to see Igor Shesterkin in net. He has a tally of 4,578 saves out of the 4,958 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .923. Shesterkin has accumulated a lifetime mark of 105-44-15 and has played in 166 games. He was named a starter in 161 games and has played for a total of 9,608 minutes. Shesterkin's quality start percentage is 67.1% and he has 108 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.37 goals per game and he has surrendered 380 goals overall.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-167) and under 6.5 goals

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