New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 2/11/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+126) Hurricanes (-152)

The New York Rangers (29-14-8) are hitting the road to PNC Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes (34-9-8). The odds on this game have the Rangers at +126 and the Hurricanes are priced at -152. The over/under is set at 7.

The New York Rangers will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 victory over the Canucks in their previous outing. New York accounted for 2 penalty mins in this matchup. The Rangers had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the victory. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries but didn't get a goal. In the game, they converted 4 of the 21 shots they tried.

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In relation to scoring goals, the New York Rangers have tallied 164 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have conceded 134. For the current campaign, they have recorded 66 points and their points percentage is .647. New York skates onto the rink with 159 power play chances and they have notched 34 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 21.38%. When playing at even strength, the Rangers have surrendered 107 goals while having 130 on the offensive side of the ice. New York has taken 1,662 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Rangers so far have had 1,501 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .911. New York Rangers opponents have amassed 143 power play opportunities (29th in the league) and have earned 27 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jaroslav Halak. Halak has taken the ice for 570 games throughout his hockey career. He has accumulated an overall record of 292-186-65 and got the start in 529 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,361 goals against Halak in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.50. Halak has seen 16,104 shots taken against him and he has 14,743 saves. His save percentage sits at .915 for his 32,683 minutes in the crease. In his professional hockey career, Halak is sitting with 300 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .567.

In their last game, Carolina faced the Sabres in an outing where the Hurricanes took home the win by a tally of 5-1. The Hurricanes tallied 5 goals of the 34 shots on goal they took. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and earned 1 out of those tries.

Over the course of the season, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 170 goals, 76 points, in addition to a points percentage of .745. They have granted a total of 134 goals to be scored by way of 102 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Hurricanes have accumulated 135 goals at even strength and 35 goals (15th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 175 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 20.00%. Carolina has attempted 1,786 shots (3rd in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.52%, while allowing their opponents 1,347 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.92% on their opponents 177 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Frederik Andersen defending the net. Andersen has earned a lifetime record of 272-117-51 and has participated in 460 games. Andersen's quality start percentage is 57.0% and he has made 255 quality starts in his pro career. He has accrued 12,431 saves out of 13,575 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .916. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,144 goals in total. He has made the start in 447 contests and has played 26,539 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (+126)

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