Saturday, December 5, 2015

Canadian Tire Centre

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The New York Islanders travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, December 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +110 and the Senators at -121. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 14-8-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of +11. Ottawa shows up with a record of 13-7-5 including 6-4-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 82 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of +7.

John Tavares has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 12 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. 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 6 goals on 52 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 359 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 332 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 60 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 11 goals on 60 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 677 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 620 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 32 total points this season. They have scored 73 goals while giving up 61 goals. They have had 72 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Islanders have allowed 82 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.46% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 76 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 79 goals scored while they've given up 72 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.10%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 13-12 straight up

The New York Islanders are 9-14-3 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 10-12 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 13-12-0 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

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

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/03/15 C Mika Zibanejad Concussion "?" Saturday vs. NY Islanders
12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
11/21/15 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa

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