NHL Hockey Game Matchups

IN ACTION TODAY			NHL Hockey Game Matchup Report for Friday 4/25/2008
Friday, 4/25/2008 (7:00 PM) View the FoxSheet for this Matchup						Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	OU	W-L	Ov/Un/P	GF/GA	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %
5: NY RANGERS 6: PITTSBURGH	+125 -145	5.0	46-41 51-35	37-44-6 36-46-4	2.7 / 2.4 3.1 / 2.6	31.4 28.2	8.5% 10.8%	4.6 4.7	16.1% 20.9%	26.1 30.6	10.2% 10.0%	4.1 4.3	16.2% 18.3%

News Coverage: NY RANGERS \| PITTSBURGH						Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	GF/GA	SU	Units	O/U	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %
5: NY RANGERS 6: PITTSBURGH	5.0 -145	2.7 / 2.4 3.1 / 2.6	46-41 51-35	-9.7 +10.9	37-44-6 36-46-4	2729 2429	8.5% 10.8%	397 401	16.1% 20.9%	2268 2631	0.0% 8.4%	358 371	16.2% 18.3%

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 field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

		Power Rating Line
Teams	Goalies	Rating	Estimated Line	Edge
NY RANGERS	LUNDQVIST	3.6	0, +115
PITTSBURGH	FLEURY	3.9	0, -115

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

NY RANGERS - Recent ATS Trends
	ATS Win/Loss Record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1996		Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in all games	46-41	-9.7	138-127	-22.5	427-479	-120.3	37-44	106-145	418-446
in a road game where where the total is 5 or less	10-10	-0.9	12-14	-2.6	52-66	-10.1	11-5	12-8	57-45
in April games	5-3	-0.4	15-16	-7	34-39	-10.8	5-2	14-16	29-36
second half of the season	26-22	-4.6	77-70	-14	226-265	-72.6	20-25	57-83	216-247
on Friday nights	4-6	-4.4	7-12	-7.2	40-58	-27.9	5-4	7-11	45-47
when playing with 3 or more days rest	5-6	-4.3	17-12	0	36-51	-24.2	7-4	14-15	40-45
vs. division opponents	24-13	+5.7	57-48	-8.1	138-159	-48.4	16-19	38-58	127-149
after a division game	23-13	+4.6	54-50	-12.3	140-157	-43.6	15-19	37-62	131-155
after 3 or more consecutive overs	1-3	-2.9	6-15	-13.8	38-56	-28.1	1-3	7-13	40-51
in the second round of the playoffs	0-0	0	2-4	-2.1	6-5	+2.3	0-0	2-4	3-8
after a win by 2 goals or more	17-11	+2.2	46-35	-0.2	109-121	-36.9	12-15	35-43	107-110
after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game	17-9	+3.6	53-37	+4.1	135-145	-38.6	14-12	40-46	136-130
when playing against a team with a winning record	24-18	+4.2	62-68	-9.3	182-259	-75.1	16-24	54-70	196-226
when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season	16-5	+11.4	35-39	-6.4	102-149	-42.7	9-11	29-42	101-133

PITTSBURGH - Recent ATS Trends
	ATS Win/Loss Record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1996		Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in all games	51-35	+10.9	121-134	-0.9	435-486	-62.5	36-46	119-122	444-420
in a home game where where the total is 5 or less	3-2	+0.6	3-2	+0.6	49-66	-29.2	3-2	3-2	60-40
in April games	5-1	+3.5	11-12	+1.8	45-51	-4.6	1-4	8-13	38-44
second half of the season	31-17	+13	75-68	+21.5	251-280	-27.1	19-25	67-66	263-230
on Friday nights	3-3	-1.2	13-15	+3.8	49-53	-0.1	3-3	15-12	50-48
when playing with 3 or more days rest	4-5	-3.4	10-17	-8.5	36-60	-31.8	4-5	13-13	44-43
vs. division opponents	15-17	-5.1	47-49	+3.9	139-151	-11.6	15-16	46-44	142-128
in the second round of the playoffs	0-0	0	0-0	0	8-11	-2.8	0-0	0-0	7-6
revenging a loss versus opponent	21-15	+6.6	53-68	-3.2	53-68	-3.2	17-18	55-57	55-57
after a win by 2 goals or more	18-15	-0.8	35-32	+1.5	139-111	+16.2	13-20	36-29	132-112
after a 3 game unbeaten streak	7-8	-2.6	19-15	+2.4	72-57	+3.3	5-10	17-17	61-59
when playing against a team with a winning record	22-17	+6.6	51-69	-0.9	197-256	-29.1	20-18	53-60	227-193
when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season	12-9	+4.9	28-36	+3.1	109-149	-17.8	11-9	30-29	129-103

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team 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.

NY RANGERS - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	46-41-0	-9.7	46-41	-9.7	37-44	2.7	31.4	2.4	26.1
Team Stats (Road Games)	20-24-0	-6.1	20-24	-6.1	19-21	2.7	29.5	2.6	27.2
Last 5 Games	4-1-0	+2.7	4-1	+2.7	4-1	3.8	30.0	2.4	28.8
Playoff Games	4-1-0	+2.7	4-1	+2.7	4-1	3.8	30.0	2.4	28.8
vs. Division	24-13-0	+5.7	24-13	+5.7	16-19	2.8	31.0	2.0	25.7

NY RANGERS Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	87	232	80	67	73	12	15	2729	8.5%	397	64	16.1%	399
Team Stats (Road Games)	44	118	39	35	39	5	9	1296	9.1%	199	32	16.1%	199
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	19	5	5	9	0	3	150	12.7%	17	4	23.5%	33
Team Stats (Playoffs)	5	19	5	5	9	0	3	150	12.7%	17	4	23.5%	33
Team Stats (vs. Division)	37	103	31	32	33	7	9	1146	9.0%	169	29	17.2%	178
Stats Against (All Games)		211	54	84	61	14	14	2268	9.3%	358	58	16.2%	338
Stats Against (Road Games)		114	30	37	39	10	10	1197	9.5%	200	33	16.5%	182
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		12	2	7	3	1	0	144	8.3%	24	5	20.8%	18
Stats Against (Playoffs)		12	2	7	3	1	0	144	8.3%	24	5	20.8%	18
Stats Against (vs. Division)		75	23	28	20	6	5	951	7.9%	150	20	13.3%	115

NY RANGERS - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
CHRIS HOLT (All Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
CHRIS HOLT (Road Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
CHRIS HOLT (vs. Division)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
CHRIS HOLT (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games)	77	76	1967	1795	91.3%	12	41-35	-7.2	41-35-0	-6	32-39
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Road Games)	35	35	948	861	90.8%	4	16-19	-5	16-19-0	-4	16-16
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (vs. Division)	34	33	851	785	92.2%	5	21-12	+3.4	21-12-0	+4	14-17
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games)	4	4	117	106	90.6%	0	3-1	+1.6	3-1-0	+2	3-1
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Playoff Games)	5	5	144	132	91.7%	0	4-1	+2.7	4-1-0	+3	4-1
AL MONTOYA (All Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
AL MONTOYA (Road Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
AL MONTOYA (vs. Division)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
AL MONTOYA (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
STEPHEN VALIQUETTE (All Games)	13	11	296	271	91.6%	1	5-6	-2.6	5-6-0	-2	5-5
STEPHEN VALIQUETTE (Road Games)	10	9	246	229	93.1%	1	4-5	-1.1	4-5-0	-1	3-5
STEPHEN VALIQUETTE (vs. Division)	4	4	99	95	96.0%	0	3-1	+2.4	3-1-0	+2	2-2
STEPHEN VALIQUETTE (Last 4 Games)	4	4	103	96	93.2%	0	2-2	+0.1	2-2-0	0	2-2
STEPHEN VALIQUETTE (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	51-35-0	+10.9	51-35	+10.9	36-46	3.1	28.2	2.6	30.6
Team Stats (Home Games)	28-15-0	+6	28-15	+6	19-22	3.4	28.1	2.3	28.8
Last 5 Games	4-1-0	+2.5	4-1	+2.5	1-4	3.2	36.2	1.4	26.8
Playoff Games	4-0-0	+4	4-0	+4	1-3	4.0	40.2	1.2	28.0
vs. Division	15-17-0	-5.1	15-17	-5.1	15-16	2.8	26.2	2.7	30.1

PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	86	263	74	89	94	8	19	2429	10.8%	401	84	20.9%	455
Team Stats (Home Games)	43	145	43	47	53	3	6	1209	12.0%	208	50	24.0%	261
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	16	3	5	8	0	2	181	8.8%	32	6	18.7%	28
Team Stats (Playoffs)	4	16	3	5	8	0	2	161	9.9%	24	6	25.0%	28
Team Stats (vs. Division)	32	89	32	33	25	0	2	838	10.6%	148	35	23.6%	161
Stats Against (All Games)		221	65	80	68	8	9	2631	8.4%	371	68	18.3%	393
Stats Against (Home Games)		100	32	29	34	5	4	1238	8.1%	182	27	14.8%	176
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		7	0	5	2	0	1	134	5.2%	16	1	6.2%	12
Stats Against (Playoffs)		5	0	4	1	0	0	112	4.5%	12	1	8.3%	9
Stats Against (vs. Division)		87	28	29	27	3	2	963	9.0%	159	31	19.5%	159

PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
TY CONKLIN (All Games)	33	31	1013	935	92.3%	2	18-13	+2.7	18-13-0	+3	16-15
TY CONKLIN (Home Games)	16	16	495	464	93.7%	2	11-5	+4.2	11-5-0	+4	8-8
TY CONKLIN (vs. Division)	10	9	322	291	90.4%	0	5-4	+0.5	5-4-0	+1	7-2
TY CONKLIN (Last 4 Games)	4	4	120	107	89.2%	0	1-3	-3.6	1-3-0	-3	3-1
TY CONKLIN (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
PATRICK EHELECHNER (All Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
PATRICK EHELECHNER (Home Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
PATRICK EHELECHNER (vs. Division)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
PATRICK EHELECHNER (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)	39	36	1021	944	92.5%	4	23-13	+6	23-13-0	+6	13-20
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games)	21	21	566	523	92.4%	3	15-6	+5.2	15-6-0	+5	8-11
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division)	16	16	473	440	93.0%	2	8-8	-1.3	8-8-0	-2	6-9
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)	4	4	112	107	95.5%	1	4-0	+4	4-0-0	+4	1-3
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Playoff Games)	4	4	112	107	95.5%	1	4-0	+4	4-0-0	+4	1-3
DANNY SABOURIN (All Games)	24	19	596	539	90.4%	1	10-9	+2.1	10-9-0	+3	7-11
DANNY SABOURIN (Home Games)	8	6	176	154	87.5%	0	2-4	-3.4	2-4-0	-3	3-3
DANNY SABOURIN (vs. Division)	7	7	170	149	87.6%	1	2-5	-4.2	2-5-0	-4	2-5
DANNY SABOURIN (Last 4 Games)	4	3	102	92	90.2%	0	2-1	+1.6	2-1-0	+2	2-0
DANNY SABOURIN (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0

Average power rating of opponents played: NY RANGERS 2.97, PITTSBURGH 2.91

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.

NY RANGERS - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
3/30/2008	at PITTSBURGH	1-3	L	0, +110	L	5.5 un	U
3/31/2008	PITTSBURGH	2-1	W	0, -155	W	5.5 un	U
4/3/2008	at NY ISLANDERS	3-0	W	0, -230	W	5 un	U
4/4/2008	NY ISLANDERS	3-4	L	0, -300	L	5 un	O
4/6/2008	at NEW JERSEY	2-3	L	0, -105	L	5 un	P
4/9/2008	at NEW JERSEY	4-1	W	0, +100	W	4.5 ov	O
4/11/2008	at NEW JERSEY	2-1	W	0, +110	W	4.5 ov	U
4/13/2008	NEW JERSEY	3-4	L	0, -145	L	4.5 ev	O
4/16/2008	NEW JERSEY	5-3	W	0, -160	W	4.5 ov	O
4/18/2008	at NEW JERSEY	5-3	W	0, -120	W	5 un	O
4/25/2008	at PITTSBURGH
4/27/2008	at PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
3/30/2008	NY RANGERS	3-1	W	0, -130	W	5.5 un	U
3/31/2008	at NY RANGERS	1-2	L	0, +135	L	5.5 un	U
4/2/2008	PHILADELPHIA	4-2	W	0, -145	W	6 un	P
4/6/2008	at PHILADELPHIA	0-2	L	0, -150	L	6 un	U
4/9/2008	OTTAWA	4-0	W	0, -200	W	5.5 un	U
4/11/2008	OTTAWA	5-3	W	0, -240	W	5 ov	O
4/14/2008	at OTTAWA	4-1	W	0, -125	W	5.5 un	U
4/16/2008	at OTTAWA	3-1	W	0, -165	W	5.5 un	U
4/25/2008	NY RANGERS
4/27/2008	NY RANGERS

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

PITTSBURGH is 30-29 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS since 1996

PITTSBURGH is 30-28-5 straight up against NY RANGERS since 1996

33 of 60 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.6 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 11-13 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons

NY RANGERS is 13-11-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons

15 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.9 Units)

All games played at PITTSBURGH since 1996

PITTSBURGH is 18-11 (+6.7 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS since 1996

PITTSBURGH is 18-10-3 straight up against NY RANGERS since 1996

16 of 28 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.6 Units)

Games played at PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 8-4 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 8-4-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons

8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.6 Units)

						Team Statistics			Goalie Statistics
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Total	Result	Shots	AST	Pwr Play	Starter	Shots	Saves
3/31/2008	PITTSBURGH	1	0, +135		Under	22	2	4-0	FLEURY	27	25
	NY RANGERS	2	0, -155	5.5 un	SU ATS	27	4	5-2	LUNDQVIST	22	21
3/30/2008	NY RANGERS	1	0, +110		Under	27	2	8-1	LUNDQVIST	20	17
	PITTSBURGH	3	0, -130	5.5 un	SU ATS	20	6	4-1	FLEURY	27	26
3/18/2008	PITTSBURGH	2	0, +125		Over	24	4	1-0	CONKLIN	30	25
	NY RANGERS	5	0, -145	5.5 un	SU ATS	30	7	2-1	LUNDQVIST	24	22
1/14/2008	NY RANGERS	1	0, +120		Under	44	2	6-1	LUNDQVIST	22	19
	PITTSBURGH	4	0, -140	5.5 un	SU ATS	23	7	5-2	CONKLIN	44	43
12/18/2007	PITTSBURGH	0	0, +125		Under	18	0	5-0	SABOURIN	31	27
	NY RANGERS	4	0, -145	5.5 un	SU ATS	31	8	7-2	LUNDQVIST	18	18
11/17/2007	NY RANGERS	4	0, +100		SU ATS	26	8	6-1	LUNDQVIST	23	20
	PITTSBURGH	3	0, -120	5.5 un	Over	23	5	2-0	FLEURY	26	22
11/8/2007	PITTSBURGH	2	0, +155		Over	28	4	6-1	FLEURY	39	35
	NY RANGERS	4	0, -175	5.5 ov	SU ATS	39	7	7-2	LUNDQVIST	28	26
10/23/2007	NY RANGERS	0	0, +120		Under	36	0	4-0	LUNDQVIST	22	21
	PITTSBURGH	1	0, -140	6 ev	SU ATS	22	2	5-1	FLEURY	36	36
4/7/2007	NY RANGERS	1	0, +145		Under	29	2	4-0	LUNDQVIST	30	28
	PITTSBURGH	2	0, -165	6 ov	SU ATS	30	4	6-2	FLEURY	29	28
3/19/2007	PITTSBURGH	1	0, +125		Under	22	2	4-0	THIBAULT	42	40
	NY RANGERS	2	0, -145	6 ev	SU ATS	42	4	5-0	LUNDQVIST	22	21
3/10/2007	NY RANGERS	2	0, +125		Under	28	3	5-0	LUNDQVIST	23	20
	PITTSBURGH	3	0, -145	6 ev	SU ATS	23	5	9-2	FLEURY	28	26
3/1/2007	PITTSBURGH	4	0, +105		SU ATS	33	4	4-1	FLEURY	35	32
	NY RANGERS	3	0, -125	6 ov	Over	35	6	4-1	LUNDQVIST	33	30

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

Key Player Injuries

NY RANGERS

[RW] Colton Orr out indefinitely.. - Toe - 03/31/08

PITTSBURGH

[LW] Gary Roberts missed last game, "?". - Groin - 04/17/08

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