New York Rangers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 1/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

The New York Rangers (29-15-3) are en route to Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday where they will compete against the Ottawa Senators (18-24-1).

The New York Rangers will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 loss against the Sharks their last time out. New York accrued 6 penalty mins in this contest. The Rangers didn't have a great showing offensively in this loss. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. For the outing, they converted 2 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

While playing at even strength, the Rangers have allowed the opponent to score 110 goals while scoring 110 when they are on offense. New York Rangers opponents have earned 136 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have a total of 23 goals in those chances. In reference to their scoring, the New York Rangers have earned 151 goals (12th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have allowed 133. New York has taken 1,467 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.3%. For the season, they sit with 61 points and their points percentage is sitting at .649. The Rangers have seen 1,341 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .901. New York has 146 power play chances and they have tallied 41 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 28.08%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin has taken the ice for 189 contests throughout his NHL career. He has amassed a mark of 118-53-16 and got the start in 184 games. The opposition has racked up 448 goals against Shesterkin in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.45. Shesterkin has seen 5,622 shots against him and he has 5,174 total saves. His save percentage sits at .920 during his 10,982 minutes on the ice. Over the course of his time in hockey, Shesterkin has recorded 120 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .652.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa played the Canadiens in an outing where the Senators took home the win by a score of 4-1. They had 5 power play chances in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Senators scored 4 goals of the 28 shots on goal they tried.

The Senators have accumulated 122 goals at even strength and 24 goals (22nd in the league) while having more men on the ice. Ottawa has put up 1,408 shots (20th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.37%, while allowing the other team 1,323 shots. On the campaign, the Ottawa Senators have earned 146 goals, 37 points, in addition to a points percentage of .430. They have granted a total of 155 goals to be scored by of a combination of 117 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 159 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 15.09%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 73.61% on the other teams 144 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 88.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Joonas Korpisalo between the pipes. He has recorded 6,500 saves out of 7,205 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .902. Korpisalo has compiled a lifetime record of 104-96-26 and has played in 250 games. He was named a starter in 227 games and has played 13,805 mins. Korpisalo's rate of quality starts comes in at 48.5% and he has 110 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 3.06 goals/game and he has yielded 705 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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