Vancouver Canucks vsNew York Rangers Prediction
The New York Rangers are solid 55.6 percent favorites over the Vancouver Canucks. The Rangers are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +4 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 29 shots for the Canucks. The Canucks goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.3% compared to the Rangers goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.9%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Thatcher Demko 30, Igor Shesterkin 26 SHOTS: Elias Pettersson 3.4, Mika Zibanejad 3.6 GOALS: Bo Horvat 0.59, Chris Kreider 0.58 PTS: Elias Pettersson has a 59% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Artemi Panarin has a 59% chance of 1+PTs