New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+107) Bruins (-130)

TD Garden is where the Boston Bruins (41-14-15) will play the New York Rangers (45-20-4) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has New York at +107 and Boston is priced at -130. The total is set at 7.

The New York Rangers were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-2 loss against the Jets in their previous game. New York accrued 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Rangers had a below average offensive performance in the loss. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and netted 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 40 shots they tried.

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Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the New York Rangers have notched 230 goals (10th in the league) on the campaign and have conceded 186. For the season, the have a total of 94 points and their points percentage is .681. New York has tallied 215 power play opportunities and they have tallied 55 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 25.58%. While playing at even strength, the Rangers have allowed 153 goals while having 175 on offense. New York has tried 2,139 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.8%. The Rangers so far have had 2,031 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .908. New York Rangers opponents have 196 power play opportunities (24th in the NHL) and have earned 33 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Igor Shesterkin. For his professional hockey career, Shesterkin has recorded 130 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .653. He has a save percentage of .921 for his 11,877 mins played. Shesterkin has had 6,092 shots against him and he has 5,612 saves. Opponents have notched 480 goals against Shesterkin in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.42. He has accumulated an overall record of 128-57-17 and he has gotten the start in 199 games. Shesterkin has taken the ice for 204 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last game, Boston faced off against the Senators in an outing where the Bruins got the victory by a score of 6-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and scored 2 out of those attempts. The Bruins netted 6 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

This season, the Boston Bruins have notched a total of 234 goals, 97 points, as well as a points percentage of .693. They have permitted 189 goals to be scored by way of 146 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have accumulated 183 goals at even strength and 51 goals (8th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 211 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.17%. Boston has taken 2,085 shots (19th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.22%, while allowing the other team 2,180 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.01% on their opponents 239 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jeremy Swayman protecting the goal. Teams are averaging 2.34 goals per contest and he has yielded 281 goals overall. Swayman's rate of quality starts sits at 65.5% and he has made 78 quality starts in his pro career. He has made the start in 119 games and his ice time sits at 7,210 minutes. Swayman is the owner of a lifetime record of 76-30-15 and has participated in 126 games. He has tallied 3,192 saves out of the 3,473 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .919.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (+107)

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