Monday, December 21, 2015

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Monday, December 21, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +122 and the Islanders at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 12-14-5 and on the road they have a record of 4-9-1. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 77 goals for a point differential of -19. New York shows up with a record of 18-11-5 including 11-5-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 80 for a goal differential of +11.

Corey Perry has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 10 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Sami Vatanen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 66 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 481 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 440 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 13 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 68 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 448 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 418 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have 29 total points this season. They have scored 57 goals while giving up 76 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Ducks have allowed 106 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.21% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 95 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 88 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.84%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-19 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 9-16-6 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 15-16 straight up

The New York Islanders are 11-20-3 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/14/15 C Nate Thompson Suspension expected to miss 3 games, eligible to return 12/22 vs. NY Rangers
10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
10/22/15 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

12/19/15 RW Kyle Okposo Lower Body expected to miss 2 games
11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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