Madison Square Garden is playing host to an enticing matchup as the New York Rangers square off against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. This cross-continent matchup gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, November 12 and it can be seen live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers Odds
New York (-130) is currently favored over Vancouver (+110), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Vancouver is 10-8 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 9.3 units this season. Through 18 regular season contests, nine of its games have gone over the total, while another nine have gone under and none have pushed. As an away team this season, the Nucks are 5-6 SU.
Vancouver has converted on 19.6 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 80.0 percent of all penalties.
Vancouver, as a collective unit, has been sent to the penalty box 4.2 times per game overall in the 2018-19 season, and 3.0 per game over its last five contests. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.6 minutes per game over their last five outings.
With a .898 save percentage and 29.4 saves per game, Jacob Markstrom (7-5-2) has been the best option in goal for Vancouver this year. If Vancouver decides to rest him, however, the team may turn to Anders Nilsson (3-3 record, .912 save percentage, 2.67 goals against average).
The visiting Canucks will be led by Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat. Pettersson (17 points) is up to 10 goals and seven assists, and has recorded two or more points four times. Horvat has nine goals and seven assists to his credit, and has notched at least one point in 10 games.
Over on the other bench, New York is 8-9 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 2.2 units this year. 10 of its matches have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and none have pushed. It’s 5-3 SU at home this year.
New York has converted on 18.5 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.8 percent of all penalties.
New York skaters have been called for penalties 4.4 times per game this season, and 5.4 per game over their last five at home. The team’s had to stave off opponent power plays 15.2 minutes per contest over their last five home games.
Henrik Lundqvist (31.3 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for New York. Lundqvist has five wins, eight losses, and two overtime losses to his credit and has recorded a .921 save percentage and 2.65 goals against average this year.
Mika Zibanejad (seven goals, eight assists) will pace the offensive attack for the Rangers.
Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Trends
The over has hit in four of Vancouver’s last five games.
The Rangers are 4-5 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Canucks are 7-1 SU when they serve more minutes than their opponent.
New York is 4-0 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vancouver is 1-2 in shootouts.
New York has forced 11.2 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 7.4 takeaways per game (ranked 17th overall).
Vancouver is ranked 11th overall with 8.4 takeaways per game. That figure has trended lower, however, as the team has averaged 7.7 takeaways over its last 10 games and 6.8 takeaways over its last five.
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