New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Capitals (5-2-0) will compete against the New York Rangers (6-1-1) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The New York Rangers will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 2-1 win against the Ducks in their previous contest . New York garnered 4 penalty mins in this game. Moreover, they had 1 attempt on the power play but weren't able to notch a goal. The Rangers had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this win. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 32 shots they attempted.

When talking about their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have notched 34 goals (4th in pro hockey) for the season and have given up 16. For the season, the have a total of 13 points and their points percentage comes in at .813. New York comes into tonight with 24 power play opportunities and they have added 6 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 25.00%. When at even strength, the Rangers have given up 13 goals while scoring 28 themselves. New York has taken 267 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.7%. The Rangers so far have had 240 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .933. New York Rangers opponents have tallied 25 power play tries (20th in hockey) and have racked up 3 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have been able to score 516 goals against Shesterkin in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.42. Shesterkin has played in 219 games during his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .921 in his 12,788 mins between the pipes. He has a win-loss mark of 139-60-18 and he was named the starter in 214 games. For his career, Shesterkin has accounted for 138 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .645. Shesterkin has seen 6,534 shot attempts against him and has garnered 6,018 saves.

In their last contest, Washington went up against the Flyers in an outing where the Capitals took home the win by a mark of 6-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this one but didn't score a goal. The Capitals had 6 goals of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

Washington has tried 203 shots (32nd in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.81%, while allowing the other team 182 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 83.33% on their oppositions 24 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 88.5%. They have earned 23 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 8.70%. The Capitals have earned 24 goals at even strength and 2 goals (30th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 21 goals to be scored by way of 17 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Washington Capitals have tallied 26 goals, 10 points, as well as a points percentage of .714.

Across the ice you are going to see Charlie Lindgren defending the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.78 goals per contest and he has allowed 300 goals in total. Lindgren's quality start percentage is 58.5% and he has made 62 quality starts in his hockey career. He has started in 106 games and his ice time sits at 6,469 minutes. Lindgren is the owner of a lifetime mark of 55-41-12 and has been in goal for 114 games. He has compiled 2,968 saves out of 3,268 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .908.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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