In what’s already their last head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks meet at the SAP Center in an East-West showdown. The match will get started at 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 30, and it’s being shown live on NBC Sports California.
New York Rangers vs. San Jose Sharks Odds
San Jose (-265) is currently the favorite over New York (+225) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
San Jose is 6-5 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far. That winning percentage, ranked second in the Pacific Division so far in the early season, isn’t too far off from to what the team produced during last year’s regular season (45-37). Among its 11 games this season, six have gone over the total, while five have gone under and none have pushed. The team’s 2-1 SU at home so far this year.
The Sharks have converted on 23.1 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated seventh overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 85.4 percent of all penalties.
The Sharks, as a collective unit, have been whistled for penalties 4.5 times per game this season, a number that’s regressed some from last year’s 3.4 penalties per game they gave up. After serving an average of 8.3 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team has had to kill penalties for 10.8 minutes per matchup this year.
With a .900 save percentage and 23.5 saves per game, Martin Jones (five wins, three losses) has been the most dependable option in goal for the Sharks this season. If head coach Peter Deboer chooses to give him a breather, however, the team might roll with Aaron Dell (1-2-2 record, .921 save percentage, 2.59 goals against average).
Logan Couture and Brent Burns will each lead the way for the Sharks. Couture (13 points) has put up six goals and seven assists and has recorded multiple points in three different games this year. Burns has two goals and 11 assists to his name and has recorded at least one point in seven contests.
On the other bench, New York is 3-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 11 regular season contests, seven of its games have gone under the total, while four have gone over and none have pushed. As an away team, the Rangers are 0-5 SU so far.
The Rangers have converted on 20.0 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 25th overall and it’s successfully defended 73.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
New York’s skaters have been penalized 4.6 times per game this season, a number that has climbed some from the 3.5 penalties per game given up last year. After serving an average of 8.0 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team has been forced to stave off opponent power plays for a noteworthy 11.4 minutes per outing this year.
Henrik Lundqvist (.917 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for New York. Lundqvist is averaging 30.9 saves per game and owns a 2-7-1 record.
Mika Zibanejad (five goals, four assists) and Mats Zuccarello (two goals, six assists) are the top point-getters for New York and will pace the attack for the visiting Rangers.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The total has gone over in four of San Jose’s last five outings.
New York has managed 28.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while San Jose has been attempting 37.7 shots per game over its last five home outings.
New York skaters registered 20.9 hits per game last season, while the Sharks logged 18.4 hits per matchup.
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