Thursday, November 5, 2015

Bell Centre

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The New York Islanders travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, November 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +151 and the Canadiens at -167. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 7-3-3 and on the road they have a record of 2-1-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 38 goals and given up 31 goals for a point differential of +7. Montreal shows up with a record of 11-2-1 including 5-0-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 51 goals and surrendered 26 for a goal differential of +25.

John Tavares has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. 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 this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 3 goals on 28 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 3 wins and 1 loss on the year in net for the Islanders. He has given up 15 goals on the 197 shots he has faced. He has 182 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

P.K. Subban has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 1 goal this season with 28 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 48 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Carey Price has 7 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Canadiens. He has given up 18 goals on the 283 shots he has faced. He has 265 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Islanders have 17 total points this season. They have scored 38 goals while giving up 31 goals. They have had 29 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. The Islanders have allowed 44 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.69% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have a total of 23 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 50 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. 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 Islanders have a total of 51 goals scored while they've given up 26 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.75%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 7-6 straight up

The New York Islanders are 4-8-1 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-3 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-4-2 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

11/02/15 C John Tavares Illness out indefinitely10/26/15 D Thomas Hickey Lower Body out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/02/15 GO Carey Price Lower Body out indefinitely10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal

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