Rangers Try to Make it Two Wins in Three Nights
The Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers travel from Ottawa to New York to play each other for their second head-to-head matchup in three days. We’ll likely have different starting goalies than Wednesday night, which should affect the NHL odds and betting lines.
We’ll review the stats, trends, recent scores, and odds and find the best pick for your betting slip today.
Let’s check the latest NHL odds, stats, injury reports, and NHL lines for Senators vs Rangers. We’ve plenty of NHL betting odds for you to consider.
Senators Still Few Pieces Away From Being Competitive
The Ottawa Senators made major off-season moves to become a better hockey team in 2022-23 and beyond. Yes, the Senators have improved from last season, yet they are still a few pieces away from being a contender in the very talented and challenging Atlantic Division.
The Senators enter Friday’s matchup with an 8-13-1 record, losing three of their last five games, with four of those games ending in a 1.5-goal spread and none hitting the over of 6.5, although two games hit 6.0 goals.
Ottawa averages 3.05 goals per game on 33.5 shots while giving up 3.36 goals on 33.7 shots per game. The Senators’ power play is pretty good, converting 23.8 percent of their opportunities. Ottawa’s penalty-killing needs to improve, as they only kill 77.6% of penalties (nineteen powerplay goals against).
All things considered, the Senators will need better goaltending to take the next step, but their tandem has been OK so far this season. Cam Talbot has started the last five games, and with Ottawa playing on back-to-back nights, we expect both Senators’ goalies to start in the next two games.
Talbot has a 3-6-0 record, a 2.57 goals-against average, and a .918 save percentage. Anton Forsberg has a 4-7-1 record, a 3.43 goals-against average, and a .904 save percentage.
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Rangers a Surprising Disappointment
The New York Rangers entered the 2022-23 NHL season as preseason Stanley Cup contenders. Regardless of how you slice the Rangers season so far, it’s entirely disappointing. The Rangers aren’t scoring enough, and their goaltending hasn’t been good enough to live up to their preseason expectations.
That’s why they enter Friday’s matchup with an 11-9-4 record, having won only two of their last five. In their previous five games, the Rangers have hit the over of 6.5 goals three times, while three games have ended in a 1.5-goal spread.
The Rangers are averaging 3.0 goals on 34.3 shots while giving up 2.79 goals on 29.2 shots per game. Their special teams are average, converting on 20.7 of their chances (seventeen powerplay goals), while the penalty kill has killed off 83.3% of penalties (twelve powerplay goals against).
Igor Shesterkin, the 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner, is ashamed of his play and believes he needs to play better. Yet, the fault doesn’t fall entirely on Shesterkin’s shoulder pads, as his backup Halak has been awful this season, getting his first win in the Rangers‘ last game.
Shesterkin will start against the Senators and enters the game with a 10-4-3 record, with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
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Senators vs Rangers Head-to-Head
This is the second of three matchups in 2022-23. Ottawa and New York are playing their second game in three nights against each other.
The Rangers won the first meeting 3-1 on November 30. Jimmy Vesey, Barclay Goodrow, and Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, while Jaroslav Halak made thirty-four saves for the win. Shane Pinto scored the only goal for the Senators, and Cam Talbot made thirty-three saves in the loss.
Senators vs Rangers Game Information
- Game: Senators (8-13-1) vs Rangers (11-9-4)
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- Day/Time: Friday, December 2, 7:00 p.m. ET
- Senators vs Rangers Live stream: NHL.TV
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Senators vs Rangers Picks & Prediction
We’re taking a clean sweep for the New York Rangers on our online sports betting ticket. We think Igor Shesterkin – while not the root of the Rangers’ disappointing start – will be sharp tonight. We expect a lower-scoring game, potentially 3-1 or 4-2.
Can the Ottawa Senators win? Yes. Should they? No. The New York Rangers are the better hockey team, and we’re taking them on the Moneyline and to cover the spread, despite their ATS record.
The New York Rangers are listed at -175 in our Vegas NHL lines. This means that if you wager $100 on the Rangers, you have a chance to win $57. The Ottawa Senators are +155, offering a chance to win $155.
The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives the Rangers a 63.64% chance to win, with the Senators at 39.22%.
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