Friday, November 20, 2015

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Friday, November 20, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +105 and the Islanders at -116. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 20 games. They have an overall record of 14-3-2 and on the road they have a record of 6-2-1. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 69 goals and given up 45 goals for a point differential of +24. New York shows up with a record of 10-6-3 including 6-3-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 54 goals and surrendered 44 for a goal differential of +10.

P.K. Subban has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 1 goal this season with 48 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 2%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 9 goals on 76 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Mike Condon has 7 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 255 shots against him and has given up 21 goals. He has made 234 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 9 goals this season with 53 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 38 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 5 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 258 shots against him and has given up 18 goals. He has made 240 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Canadiens have 30 total points this season. They have scored 67 goals while giving up 41 goals. They have had 67 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Canadiens have allowed 66 power play opportunities and given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.07% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Islanders have a total of 23 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 53 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 60 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 54 goals scored while they've given up 43 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.56%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 14-5 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-6-2 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 10-9 straight up

The New York Islanders are 6-12-1 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/18/15 D Alexei Emelin Lower Body expected to miss another 3 games
11/10/15 GO Carey Price Lower Body out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

11/16/15 C Mikhail Grabovski Upper Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs Montreal
10/26/15 D Thomas Hickey Leg out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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