Two teams that split their season series (one win apiece) last year, the Nashville Predators and the New York Rangers begin their seasons at Madison Square Garden in an East-West matchup. NBC Sports Network will showcase the game, and the action gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 4.
Nashville Predators at New York Rangers Odds
Nashville (-145) is currently favored over New York (+125) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -105 money on the over and -115 for the under.
The Nashville Predators went 53-29 straight up (SU) last season, while the New York Rangers finished just 34-48.
The visiting Predators managed to score 3.24 goals per game on offense (32.7 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.66 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 32.3 shots per game on the Predators last year.
Behind 31.0 offensive shot attempts per matchup, the Rangers were able to notch 2.82 goals/game. The defense allowed 35.3 shots and 3.27 goals per game.
The Predators hit paydirt on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They managed to kill off 82.2 percent of all opposition power plays.
The Rangers converted on 21.2 percent of their man- advantages and killed off 81.4 percent of the power plays encountered by the defense.
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Nashville was 6-7 in shootouts last year. New York was 3-5 in games that ended in a shootout.
Nashville skaters recorded 21.0 hits per game last season, while the Rangers logged 20.9 hits per matchup.
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