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BOSTON (21-12-0-7, 49 pts.) at NY RANGERS (19-17-0-5, 43 pts.)
Monday, 1/4/2010 7:05 PM
Projected Starting Goalies: BOSTON - TUUKKA RASK, NY RANGERS - HENRIK LUNDQVIST

Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
51BOSTON+100Ov 5.5,+110-110Ov 5.5,+110
52NY RANGERS-120Un 5.5,-130-110Un 5.5,-130

 BOSTON - Local News Coverage
 NY RANGERS - Local News Coverage

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home ice advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.
 Power Rating Line
TeamsGoaliesRatingEstimated LineEdge
BOSTONRASK3.50, -182
NY RANGERSLUNDQVIST2.40, +182 

Team Trends and Angles

All Trends listed below apply to the current game.

BOSTON - Recent ATS Trends
 ATS Win/Loss RecordOver/Under
 Current YearLast 3 YearsSince 1996  CurrentLast 3   Since 1996
DescriptionW-LUnitsW-LUnitsW-LUnitsO-UO-UO-U
in all games21-19-4.8125-97+8.6512-525-52.616-2297-110485-510
in a road game where where the total is 5.55-7-2.244-34+15.1103-99+19.33-933-45100-106
in January games1-0+117-9+3.681-74+3.10-111-1373-78
second half of the season1-0+158-49-7.6275-293-45.60-146-51270-267
when playing with 2 days rest3-0+317-13+2.190-89-2.52-111-1678-90
after 3 or more consecutive unders2-2-0.713-17-8.270-63+41-313-1363-66
revenging a loss versus opponent9-6+151-43+4.374-100-25.75-940-4677-86
when playing against a team with a losing record12-10-2.867-41+10.8242-226-43.67-1354-51235-219
when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season12-10-2.841-21+14.8123-108-10.57-1332-28119-109

NY RANGERS - Recent ATS Trends
 ATS Win/Loss RecordOver/Under
 Current YearLast 3 YearsSince 1996  CurrentLast 3   Since 1996
DescriptionW-LUnitsW-LUnitsW-LUnitsO-UO-UO-U
in all games19-22-8.3112-110-27.3493-548-137.816-2489-116470-518
in a home game where where the total is 5.57-10-7.536-24+0.5115-105-16.68-923-37106-117
in January games0-1-1.611-16-8.472-84-24.70-17-1868-82
second half of the season0-1-1.650-54-16250-297-840-142-57238-279
after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game3-6-433-21+6.2132-121-14-520-31120-123
when playing against a team with a winning record5-9-4.247-54-9.2205-295-88.57-642-52222-254
when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season5-9-4.218-31-1786-126-44.97-619-25104-102


Team and Goalie Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team and their goalies in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games21-19-0-4.821-19-4.816-222.630.62.429.6
Team Stats (Road Games)8-10-0-2.88-10-2.87-112.228.72.530.7
Last 5 Games4-1-0+2.64-1+2.61-43.029.41.627.4
BOSTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)401052638347812258.6%1412517.7%183
Team Stats (Road Games)184091512435177.7%56610.7%68
Stats Against (All Games) 952337287711868.0%1421712.0%156
Stats Against (Road Games) 4512227425528.2%60813.3%78
BOSTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam\'s record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
TUUKKA RASK (All Games)161544841993.5%310-5+3.110-5-0+38-7
TUUKKA RASK (Road Games)7619718593.9%14-2+2.44-2-0+33-3
TIM THOMAS (All Games)252573667792.0%311-14-7.911-14-0-98-15
TIM THOMAS (Road Games)121235532491.3%24-8-5.24-8-0-54-8

NY RANGERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games19-22-0-8.319-22-8.316-242.629.42.829.9
Team Stats (Home Games)8-13-0-10.68-13-10.610-102.830.93.028.6
Last 5 Games2-3-0-2.62-3-2.61-41.831.02.624.8
NY RANGERS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)411083534372512059.0%1513120.5%182
Team Stats (Home Games)2159181922026489.1%801923.7%103
Stats Against (All Games) 1153540355712269.4%1692514.8%187
Stats Against (Home Games) 631923183660110.5%791113.9%102
NY RANGERS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam\'s record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
CHAD JOHNSON (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games)3735107298692.0%117-18-5.817-18-0-712-22
STEPHEN VALIQUETTE (All Games)6512810985.2%12-3-1.22-3-0-13-2
Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 2.9,  NY RANGERS 2.98

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.
BOSTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
12/10/2009TORONTO5-2W0, -175W6 ovO
12/12/2009at NY ISLANDERS2-3L0, -140L5.5 unU
12/14/2009PHILADELPHIA1-3L0, -155L5.5 unU
12/18/2009at CHICAGO4-5L0, +155L5 ovO
12/19/2009at TORONTO0-2L0, -110L6 unU
12/21/2009at OTTAWA2-0W0, +100W5.5 unU
12/23/2009ATLANTA6-4W0, -160W6 unO
12/27/2009at FLORIDA2-1W0, -125W5.5 unU
12/28/2009at TAMPA BAY1-2L0, -135L5.5 unU
12/30/2009ATLANTA4-0W0, -160W6 unU
1/1/2010PHILADELPHIA2-1W0, -135W5.5 unU
1/4/2010at NY RANGERS 
1/5/2010at OTTAWA 
1/7/2010CHICAGO 
1/9/2010NY RANGERS 
1/13/2010at ANAHEIM 
1/14/2010at SAN JOSE 

NY RANGERS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
12/9/2009at CHICAGO1-2L0, +175L5.5 unU
12/12/2009BUFFALO2-3L0, -115L5.5 unU
12/14/2009ATLANTA2-3L0, -135L6 unU
12/16/2009NY ISLANDERS1-2L0, -165L5.5 unU
12/17/2009at NY ISLANDERS5-2W0, -135W5.5 unO
12/19/2009at PHILADELPHIA2-1W0, +130W5.5 unU
12/21/2009at CAROLINA3-1W0, +100W5.5 unU
12/23/2009FLORIDA4-1W0, -150W5.5 unU
12/26/2009NY ISLANDERS2-3L0, -175L5.5 unU
12/30/2009PHILADELPHIA0-6L0, -130L5.5 unO
12/31/2009at CAROLINA2-1W0, +110W5.5 unU
1/2/2010CAROLINA1-2L0, -165L5.5 unU
1/4/2010BOSTON 
1/6/2010DALLAS 
1/7/2010at ATLANTA 
1/9/2010at BOSTON 
1/12/2010NEW JERSEY 
1/14/2010OTTAWA 

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.
All games in this series since 1996
NY RANGERS is 24-22-3 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
24 of 46 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-3.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-4-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

All games played at NY RANGERS since 1996
NY RANGERS is 14-10 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
NY RANGERS is 15-9-1 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
13 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.9 Units)
Games played at NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS is 4-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

 Team StatisticsGoalie Statistics
DateTeamsScoreLineTotalResultShotsASTPwr PlayStarterShotsSaves
11/1/2009BOSTON00, +125  Under2905-0THOMAS2322
 NY RANGERS10, -1455.5 evSU ATS2322-0LUNDQVIST2929
4/4/2009NY RANGERS00, +145  Under3102-0LUNDQVIST2423
 BOSTON10, -1655.5 unSU ATS2422-0THOMAS3131
3/8/2009BOSTON30, -105  Over3954-1FERNANDEZ3026
 NY RANGERS40, -1155 ovSU ATS3072-1LUNDQVIST3936
1/31/2009NY RANGERS00, +160  Under3501-0LUNDQVIST2726
 BOSTON10, -1855.5 unSU ATS2722-0RASK3535
11/15/2008BOSTON20, +115  2542-0THOMAS3129
 NY RANGERS30, -1355 ovSU ATS3146-0LUNDQVIST2523

Key Player Injuries
BOSTON
[LW] 12/28/2009 - Milan Lucic doubtful Wednesday vs Atlanta ( Ankle )
[D] 12/17/2009 - Mark Stuart expected to miss 4-6 weeks ( Sternum )
NY RANGERS
[F] 12/28/2009 - Vinny Prospal out indefinitely ( Knee )

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