New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+102) Bruins (-125)

The Boston Bruins (18-5-4) will try to beat the New York Rangers (19-7-1) at TD Garden on Saturday. The odds on this game have New York at +102 while Boston is sitting at -125. The betting total is set at 7.

The New York Rangers had a rough game after their 7-3 loss to the Maple Leafs in their previous game. The Rangers had an average offensive performance in this loss. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 of the 31 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 2 chances with the advantage and netted 1 goal. New York earned 10 penalty minutes for this game.

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When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have racked up 88 goals (17th in pro hockey) this year and have allowed 77. For the year, they have 39 points and their points % is .722. New York steps onto the ice with 82 power play chances and they have added 25 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 30.49%. At even strength, the Rangers have allowed the opponent to score 63 goals while notching 63 themselves. New York has taken 813 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.8%. The Rangers have had 808 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. New York Rangers opponents have earned 88 power play opportunities (21st in the NHL) and have scored 14 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin has been involved in 175 contests throughout his NHL career. He has earned a mark of 109-49-15 and he has gotten the start in 170 games. The opposition has racked up 412 goals against Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.44. Shesterkin has had 5,260 shots taken against him and he has 4,848 total saves. His save percentage currently is .922 for his 10,143 mins played. In his professional hockey career, Shesterkin is sitting with 112 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .659.

Their last time out, Boston played the Devils in a game where the Bruins took a loss by a score of 2-1. The Bruins scored 1 goal of the 24 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 chance on the power play in this one but weren't able to notch a goal.

So far this season, the Boston Bruins have earned 87 goals, 40 points, and a points percentage of .741. They have allowed 67 goals to be scored by of a combination of 57 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have tallied 68 goals at even strength and 19 goals (17th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 84 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 22.62%. Boston has put up 848 shots (20th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.26%, while allowing the opposition 867 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 90.10% on the other teams 101 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 92.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Linus Ullmark defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.51 goals per contest and he has allowed 532 goals in total. Ullmark's quality start rate comes out to 64.2% and he has earned 136 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 212 games and his ice time sits at 12,706 minutes. Ullmark is the owner of a lifetime record of 125-67-17 and has been in goal for 221 contests. He has recorded 6,038 stops out of 6,570 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .919.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (+102)

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