Sunday, November 8, 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 Sunday, November 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +138 and the Islanders at -151. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 6-5-1 and on the road they have a record of 5-1-0. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of +3. New York shows up with a record of 7-4-3 including 5-2-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 39 goals and surrendered 35 for a goal differential of +4.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 4 goals this season with 37 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 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 21% by scoring 7 goals on 34 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 256 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 225 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

John Tavares has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 31 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 197 shots against him and has given up 15 goals. He has made 182 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Bruins have 13 total points this season. They have scored 43 goals while giving up 40 goals. They have had 40 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 35%. The Bruins have allowed 44 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.78% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Islanders have a total of 17 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 32 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 25%. They have allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 39 goals scored while they've given up 35 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.51%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 6-6 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 9-2-1 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 7-7 straight up

The New York Islanders are 4-9-1 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot expected to miss next 3 games
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months
10/06/15 D Dennis Seidenberg Back out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

10/26/15 D Thomas Hickey Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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