New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Red Wings (1-2-0) will play the New York Rangers (2-0-1) on Thursday.

The New York Rangers had a good night with a 4-1 victory against the Red Wings in their previous game. The Rangers had a good offensive outing in this win. For the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 28 shots they tried. In addition, they had 5 chances on the power play and were able to score 1 goal. New York accrued 8 mins in the box for this game.

When at even strength, the Rangers have conceded 6 goals while getting 13 when they are on offense. New York Rangers opponents have 11 power play opportunities (15th in the league) and have a total of 1 goal in those attempts. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the New York Rangers have racked up 15 goals (6th in hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 7. New York has tried 102 shots and holds a shot percentage of 14.7%. For the year, they have racked up 5 points and their points percentage is sitting at .833. The Rangers thus far have had 89 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .921. New York has tallied 10 power play opportunities and they have notched 2 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.00%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Igor Shesterkin. For his career, Shesterkin has 104 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .667. His save percentage sits at .924 during his 9,335 minutes on the ice. Shesterkin has had 4,841 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 4,472 total saves. Opponents have tallied 369 goals against Shesterkin in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.37. He has a record of 101-42-16 and he was named the starter in 156 games. Shesterkin has played in 161 contests during his NHL career.

In their last game, Detroit faced off against the Rangers in a game where the Red Wings took the loss by a final score of 4-1. The Red Wings netted 1 goal of the 32 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play attempts in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net.

Detroit has taken 86 shots (26th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.14%, while allowing the other team 98 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on their opponents 10 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.8%. They have earned 11 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 9.09%. The Red Wings have earned 6 goals at even strength and 1 goal (27th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 10 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Detroit Red Wings have a total of 7 goals, 2 points, and a points percentage of .333.

Across the rink you are going to see Cam Talbot protecting the net. He has recorded 11,571 stops out of the 12,663 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .914. Talbot holds a lifetime record of 219-156-36 and has participated in 434 games. He has started in 414 games and has been on the ice for 24,761 minutes. Talbot's quality start rate sits at 54.3% and he has made 225 quality starting assignments in his career. Teams are averaging 2.65 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,092 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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