Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
TV: MSG+
The New York Rangers (55-23-4 last season) will face the Detroit Red Wings (41-32-9 last year) at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
The Detroit Red Wings showed promise after finishing in a 4-4 tie against the Canadiens in their previous game. Detroit had 6 penalty minutes in this match. The Red Wings put up a strong performance and managed to convert 4 out of the 40 shots they took in the game.
In terms of goal scoring, the Detroit Red Wings scored 275 goals (9th in pro hockey) last season while conceding 273. They earned 91 points with a points percentage of .555. Detroit had 273 power play opportunities and scored 63 goals with a 23.08% success rate. At even strength, they allowed 224 goals and scored 212. The Red Wings took 2,375 shots with an 11.6% shooting percentage. Their opponents had 2,657 shots against them with a save percentage of .897. Detroit’s opponents had 240 power play opportunities and scored 49 goals.
In goal for the Red Wings will be Cam Talbot, who has appeared in 486 NHL games with a record of 245-176-42. Talbot has faced 14,097 shots, making 12,877 saves with a save percentage of .913. He has a goals against average of 2.63 and 256 quality starts in his career.
In their last game, the New York Rangers defeated the Penguins with a score of 6-0. The Rangers scored 6 goals on 41 shots and had 2 power play opportunities but failed to convert.
New York took 2,582 shots (12th in pro hockey) with a shooting percentage of 10.77%, while allowing 2,418 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 84.48% and a save percentage of 90.7%. The Rangers had 246 power play chances with a conversion rate of 26.42%. They scored 213 goals at even strength and 65 on the power play, while allowing 226 goals. Last season, the Rangers scored 278 goals, earned 114 points, and had a points percentage of .695.
Expect Igor Shesterkin to be in goal for the Rangers. Shesterkin has a save percentage of .921, with 5,855 saves out of 6,358 shots faced. He has a record of 135-59-17 and a quality start percentage of 64.4%, with 134 quality starting assignments in his career.
Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Free Pick: Take NY Rangers -1.5 (+130)
