Sunday, November 22, 2015
Bell Centre
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The New York Islanders travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, November 22, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +125 and the Canadiens at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
New York comes into this matchup having played 20 games. They have an overall record of 10-7-3 and on the road they have a record of 4-3-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 49 goals for a point differential of +8. Montreal shows up with a record of 15-4-2 including 8-2-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 74 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of +26.
John Tavares has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 9 goals this season with 56 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 41 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 274 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has made 255 saves for a save percentage of 93%.
Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 10 goals on 81 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Mike Condon has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 275 shots against him and has given up 24 goals. He has made 251 saves for a save percentage of 91%.
The Islanders have 23 total points this season. They have scored 57 goals while giving up 48 goals. They have had 56 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Islanders have allowed 61 power play opportunities and given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.48% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.
The Canadiens have a total of 32 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 73 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 47 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.11%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.
New York Islanders Betting Trends
The New York Islanders are 10-10 straight up
The New York Islanders are 7-12-1 against the over/under
Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends
The Montreal Canadiens are 15-6 straight up
The Montreal Canadiens are 12-6-2 against the over/under
New York Islanders Injuries
11/21/15 D Thomas Hickey Leg out another week
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
11/20/15 C Torrey Mitchell Lower Body expected to miss Sunday vs NY Islanders
11/18/15 D Alexei Emelin Lower Body expected to miss another 3 games
10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Montreal
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