Nashville Predators vs New York Rangers Prediction, 10/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs New York Rangers

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+175) Rangers (-222)

The New York Rangers (2-1-0) will compete against the Nashville Predators (1-3-0) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Nashville at +175 while New York opens at -222. The total has been set at 7.

The Nashville Predators were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-1 defeat to the Oilers in their previous contest . Nashville recorded 11 penalty mins for this contest. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Predators left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this loss. For the matchup, they scored on 1 of the 43 shots they launched.

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Nashville Predators opponents have recorded 15 power play tries (6th in professional hockey) and have tallied 6 goals in those attempts. The Predators thus far have had 118 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .881. Nashville has attempted 144 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 6.3%. While at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 8 goals while scoring 7 when they are on offense. Nashville has 17 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 11.76%. For the season, they have recorded 2 points and their points percentage comes in at .250. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have notched 9 goals (19th in the NHL) for the season and have conceded 14.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Juuse Saros. Saros has participated in 290 matchups during his NHL career. He has a mark of 148-98-27 and he started in 273 games. Opponents have been able to score 716 goals versus Saros in his career and his goals against rate is 2.59. Saros has had 8,836 shots against him and has amassed 8,120 total saves. His save percentage currently is .919 for his 16,614 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Saros has tallied 169 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .619.

In their last outing, New York faced off against the Coyotes in an outing where the Rangers notched a victory by a tally of 2-1. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and netted 1 out of those opportunities. The Rangers tallied 2 goals of the 28 shots on goal they tried.

New York has taken 101 shots (12th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.90%, while allowing their opponents 73 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.78% on their opponents 9 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.4%. They have recorded 10 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 30.00%. The Rangers are sitting with 7 goals at even strength and 3 goals (9th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 7 goals to be scored by way of 5 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the New York Rangers have tallied 10 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

Across the rink you will find Igor Shesterkin in net. Teams are averaging 2.37 goals per contest and he has allowed 369 goals in total. Shesterkin's quality start rate is 66.7% and he has 104 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 156 games and has played for a total of 9,328 minutes. Shesterkin has compiled a career mark of 101-43-15 and has been in goal for 161 games. He has a tally of 4,456 saves out of 4,825 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .924.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville (+175)

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