Friday, October 23, 2015

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Boston Bruins travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Friday, October 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +137 and the Islanders at -152. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 2-3-1 and on the road they have a record of 2-0-0. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 18 goals and given up 21 goals for a point differential of -3. New York shows up with a record of 4-1-1 including 3-0-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 21 goals and surrendered 15 for a goal differential of +6.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 4 goals this season with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 4 goals on 15 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has a total of 1 win and 3 losses this season in the crease for the Bruins. He has faced 151 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has tallied 129 saves for a save percentage of 85%.

John Tavares has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 4 goals this season with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 16 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has a total of 2 wins and 0 losses this season in the crease for the Islanders. He has faced 106 shots against him and has given up 8 goals. He has tallied 98 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Bruins have 5 total points this season. They have scored 22 goals while giving up 26 goals. They have had 21 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 38%. The Bruins have allowed 20 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 12.22% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 85%.

The Islanders have a total of 9 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 16 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 23 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 21 goals scored while they've given up 15 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.50%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 2-4 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 6-0-0 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 4-2 straight up

The New York Islanders are 3-3-0 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

10/22/15 C Zac Rinaldo Not Suspended probable Friday vs. NY Islanders
10/21/15 D Joe Morrow Flu "?" Friday vs. NY Islanders
10/21/15 LW Matt Beleskey Upper Body "?" Friday vs. NY Islanders
10/06/15 D Dennis Seidenberg Back out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

10/17/15 LW Eric Boulton Lower Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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