The New York Rangers (7-5-3) head to take on the Nashville Predators (5-8-1) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. New York is coming off a high-scoring 8-2 win over the Red Wings on Thursday, their third consecutive win away from home.
The Rangers committed only two penalties in the game, holding Detroit without a power play goal. Mika Zibanejad led the Rangers with two goals. Adam Fox had a goal and three assists to lead the team in scoring. Igor Shesterkin allowed two goals on 20 shots against (.900%) in the win.
Nashville is returning home for a six-game homestand after a 5-3 loss against the Avalanche on Thursday. Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, and Eeli Tolvanen scored one apiece for the Predators. Kevin Lankinen only had 30 saves on 35 shots against (.857%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 1-0 victory for the Predators in December. Philip Tomasino scored Nashville’s only goal. Juuse Saros saved 32 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
New York is averaging 3.13 goals per game for the season, 18th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 3.50 goals a game (24th).
Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.64 times a game on average, 30th in the league, and the Rangers are allowing opponents to score 2.93 goals per game (12th).
The Predators’ 15.38% power play percentage is the fourth-worst in the league, while the Rangers rank ninth with a conversion rate of 25.00%. When it comes to penalty killing, Nashville has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 80.00%, while New York is 15th at 79.55%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 21 points this season, seventh-most in the NHL, Artemi Panarin is the top skater for the Rangers. He is among the league leaders with 16 assists (6th) and has added five goals of his own. In the net, Shesterkin (6-2-2) is New York’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.58 GAA and a .910% save percentage. Filip Forsberg leads the Predators in scoring with 14 points. He has five goals and nine assists in 14 games. Lankinen (2-1-0) has the best goals against average for Nashville at 1.91, third-best in the league.
He has a save percentage of .940%, fourth-best. Saros (3-6-1) has played the most games in net for the Predators this season. He has a 3.47 GAA and a .892% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
New York is 4-2-0 on the road this season. Nashville is 2-3-1 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
NY Rangers (-130)
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