New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 1/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+122) Maple Leafs (-146)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (29-11-8) host the New York Rangers (26-14-7) at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. The odds on this game have New York at +122 while Toronto is priced at -146. The total is set at 6.

The New York Rangers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-2 win over the Panthers their last time out. New York accrued 4 minutes in the box for this contest. The Rangers had a impressive offensive performance in this victory. Furthermore, they had 1 power play opportunity and scored 1 goal. In the game, they netted 6 out of the 26 shots they attempted.

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With respect to their scoring, the New York Rangers have notched 149 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have allowed 123. For the season, they have 59 points and their points percentage sits at .628. New York has accounted for 149 power play chances and they have scored 33 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 22.15%. While at even strength, the Rangers have allowed 97 goals while having 116 on offense. New York has taken 1,539 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.7%. The Rangers have seen 1,375 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .911. New York Rangers opponents have earned 134 power play opportunities (28th in the league) and have a total of 26 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin has participated in 135 games during his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 83-37-13 and he has started in 130 games. Opponents have racked up 304 goals versus Shesterkin in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.35. Shesterkin has had 4,079 shots against him and has gathered 3,775 saves. His save percentage is at .925 for his 7,777 mins on the ice. Over the course of his time in hockey, Shesterkin has 89 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .685.

In their last game, Toronto opposed the Islanders in an outing where the Maple Leafs ended up with the win by a score of 5-2. The Maple Leafs netted 5 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this contest and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

Toronto has put up 1,528 shots (13th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.67%, while allowing the other team 1,379 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.05% on the other teams 148 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.9%. They have earned 154 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 24.68%. The Maple Leafs have accumulated 125 goals at even strength and 38 goals (8th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 126 goals to be scored by way of 95 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched a total of 163 goals, 66 points, in addition to a points percentage of .688.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Matt Murray defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.77 goals per contest and he has given up 694 goals in total. Murray's percentage of quality starts is 53.3% and he has 137 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 257 games and has accumulated 15,050 mins. Murray has accrued a career mark of 143-83-24 and has participated in 265 games. He has accrued 7,122 saves out of 7,816 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .911.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-146) and under 6 goals

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