Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers Prediction, 4/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+188) Rangers (-235)

The Philadelphia Flyers (36-32-11) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Thursday where they will take on the New York Rangers (53-22-4). The moneyline on this contest has the Flyers at +188 and the Rangers open at -235. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 9-3 loss to the Canadiens in their previous contest . The Flyers had a middle of the road offensive outing in the loss. In the outing, they netted 3 of the 36 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Philadelphia earned 2 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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While playing at even strength, the Flyers let the opposition score 216 goals while earning 194 on the offensive side of the ice. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have totaled 236 power play opportunities (15th in hockey) and have a total of 39 goals in those chances. In terms of their scoring, the Philadelphia Flyers have racked up 225 goals (24th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 255. Philadelphia has tried 2,633 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.6%. For the year, they have scored 83 points and their points percentage comes in at .525. The Flyers have had 2,162 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .882. Philadelphia comes into the game with 246 power play chances and they have scored 31 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 12.60%.

The man in net for this game is Samuel Ersson. The opposition has scored 163 goals against Ersson in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.98. Ersson has played in 60 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .889 in his 3,277 mins in the crease. He has compiled an overall mark of 27-21-7 and he has gotten the start in 56 games. For his professional hockey career, Ersson has 29 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .518. Ersson has had 1,469 shot attempts against him and he has 1,306 saves.

In their last game, New York went up against the Islanders in an outing where the Rangers took the defeat by a final score of 4-2. The Rangers scored 2 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play chances in this one and tallied 2 out of those tries.

So far this season, the New York Rangers have 271 goals, 110 points, in addition to a points percentage of .696. They have allowed 220 goals to be scored by way of 184 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have scored 207 goals at even strength and 64 goals (3rd in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 238 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.89%. New York has taken 2,481 shots (12th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.92%, while allowing their opponents 2,332 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.71% on their opponents 221 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.6%.

Across the rink you are going to see Igor Shesterkin protecting the goal. He has tallied 5,797 stops out of 6,298 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .920. Shesterkin has compiled a career record of 133-59-17 and has been in net for 211 games. He has started in 206 contests and has played 12,304 mins. Shesterkin's quality start rate comes in at 63.6% and he has accumulated 131 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 2.44 goals per contest and he has allowed 501 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+188)

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