Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers 12/2/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Ottawa Senators will go against the New York Rangers in NHL action in Madison Square Garden, NY, on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM ET.

Even though their offense improved and is averaging 3.05 goals per game, the Senators are having a difficult season.

Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle, and Claude Giroux led the top two lines with 26 goals and 41 assists, but the rest of the attack also contributed.

Defensemen Jake Sanderson and Thomas Chabot contributed four goals and 16 assists from the point to help open up the attack while Alex DeBrincat, Drake Batherson, and Shane Pinto scored 20 goals and 25 assists between them.

The defense was terrible, allowing 3.36 goals per game, including 20 goals in the previous six matches, even if the offense improved.

The defensive unit as a whole was terrible, letting opponents find open chances in the goal despite Jake Sanderson and Travis Hamonic’s combined 2.1 defensive point shares and 68 blocked shots.

The goalkeeper Cam Talbot’s performance, who has a.918 save percentage and a 2.57 goals-against average on 294 shots, was a bright spot.

The total went UNDER in 6 of Ottawa’s last 7 matches.
The Senators are 4-12 SU in their last 16 matches.
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches against NY Rangers.

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Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers Predictions 12/2/2022

Despite having a good start to the season, the Rangers‘ offense has to improve since they are only scoring 3.00 goals per game, including 3 goals in each of their past three games.

While Adam Fox contributed six goals and 19 assists from the point while Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, and Artemi Panarin combined for 28 goals and 42 assists, the rest of the offense underperformed.

Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko, who play important roles in the forward line but only contributed seven goals and 11 assists to the offense, are hoped to step up.

The defense is one of the strongest in the league, only surrendering 2.79 goals per game, including just one in their most recent game, despite the offense’s aspirations for improvement.

The Rangers feature two excellent defensive partnerships in Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren, who combined for 3.6 defensive point shares and 76 blocked shots, and in Braden Schneider and K’Andre Miller, who have 2.1 defensive point shares.

Goaltender Igor Shesterkin also performed admirably, stopping 503 of 503 shots for a 2.58 goals-against average and a.913 save percentage.

The total stayed UNDER in 6 of the NY Rangers’ last 9 matches.
The total went UNDER in 8 of the Rangers’ last 10 matches against Ottawa.
The New York Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches at home.

Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers. The NHL pick for this game is the New York Rangers. The Senators want to make up the deficit and win the game on the road.

The Rangers showed promise, and they want to dominate this game from the moment the puck is dropped. The Rangers only permit 2.79 goals per game.

With a strong showing on their home ice, the Rangers ought to prevail in the contest. The Rangers will win to a predicted score of 4-1

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