Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -125 and the Blue Jackets at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 3-1-1 and on the road they have a record of 0-1-0. They have scored 17 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of +2. Columbus shows up with a record of 0-6-0 including 0-3-0 at home this season. They have scored 13 goals and surrendered 30 for a goal differential of -17.

John Tavares has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 3 goals this season with 16 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 2 goals on 14 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 2 wins and 0 losses on the year in net for the Islanders. He has given up 8 goals on the 106 shots he has faced. He has 98 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 1 goal this season with 21 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nick Foligno has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 1 goal on 24 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 0 wins and 5 losses on the year in net for the Blue Jackets. He has given up 23 goals on the 139 shots he has faced. He has 116 saves for a save percentage of 84%.

The Islanders have accumulated 7 total points this season. They have given up 15 goals while scoring 17 goals themselves. They have had 15 power play opportunities and scored a goal on 3 chances for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 17 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 0 points for the season. They have tallied 6 power play goals on 23 chances thus far for a percentage of 26%. They have allowed 20 power play opportunities and have surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 65%. They have given up a total of 30 goals scored while scoring 13 goals this year.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 3-2 straight up

The New York Islanders are 3-2-0 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 0-6 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 5-1-0 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

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

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/17/15 C Alexander Wennberg Concussion out indefinitely
10/09/15 RW Josh Anderson Eye out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus

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