Saturday, December 19, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, December 19, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -175 and the Coyotes at +155. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 33 games. They have an overall record of 18-10-5 and on the road they have a record of 7-5-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 91 goals and given up 79 goals for a point differential of +12. Arizona shows up with a record of 14-15-2 including 7-5-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 86 goals and surrendered 102 for a goal differential of -16.

John Tavares has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 13 goals this season with 89 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. 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 this year. 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%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 76 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 320 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 285 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Islanders have 41 total points this season. They have scored 88 goals while giving up 77 goals. They have had 92 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Islanders have allowed 97 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.06% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have a total of 30 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 112 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 86 goals scored while they've given up 102 goals to this point. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.49%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 15-15 straight up

The New York Islanders are 11-19-3 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 14-17 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-9-5 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/18/15 RW Anthony Duclair Illness "?" Saturday vs. NY Islanders
12/17/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Saturday vs New York Islanders
12/17/15 D Zbynek Michalek Lower Body "?" Saturday vs New York Islanders
12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona

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