Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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The New York Rangers head to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +109 and the Sharks at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 76 games. They have an overall record of 46-26-4 and on the road they have a record of 27-10-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 241 goals and given up 201 goals for a point differential of +40. The Rangers have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 43-30 and an over/under record of 37-32-7. San Jose shows up with a record of 42-26-7 including 23-10-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 201 goals and surrendered 182 for a goal differential of +19. The Sharks have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 40-33 while their over/under record sits at 19-34-22.

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Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 43-30 straight up

The New York Rangers are 37-32-7 against the over/under

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 40-33 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 19-34-22 against the over/under

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/25/17 C Chris Tierney Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. NY Rangers
03/25/17 C Logan Couture Facial injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs. NY Rangers
03/25/17 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Illness "?" Tuesday vs. NY Rangers
03/25/17 C Melker Karlsson Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. NY Rangers
01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

J.T. Miller has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this season with 123 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 16.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 186 shots. He has 40 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 782 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 721 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 28 goals this season with 216 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 27 goals on 295 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 72 points on the season. Martin Jones has 32 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,557 shots against him and has given up 135 goals. He has made 1,422 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 96 total points this season. They have scored 241 goals while giving up 201 goals. They have had 220 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Rangers have allowed 209 power play opportunities and given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.55% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 230 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 201 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.94%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've attempted 4,203 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,335 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.1% as they have 3,206 attempts while they've given up 3,187 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 2,183 face off wins compared to 2,320 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense New York has 1,578 hits and they've blocked 1,148 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has attempted 4,314 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,207 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52% as they have 3,232 shots while they've given up 2,985 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 53.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.9% as they've compiled 2,090 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,275 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 1,222 shot attempts and they have 1,433 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Rangers/Sharks NHL game against the moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take New York +109

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