Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Wells Fargo Center

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The New York Islanders travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -122 and the Flyers at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 15-8-5 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of +11. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 11-11-5 including 5-5-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 54 goals and surrendered 74 for a goal differential of -20.

John Tavares has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 12 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. 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 11% by scoring 6 goals on 54 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 391 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 363 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 9 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 67 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Steve Mason has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 497 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 452 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have 35 total points this season. They have scored 76 goals while giving up 65 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Islanders have allowed 87 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.18% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 82 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 53 goals scored while they've given up 73 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.49%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 13-13 straight up

The New York Islanders are 9-16-3 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 10-16 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 7-12-8 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

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

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/06/15 D Luke Schenn Ankle expected to miss 2 weeks
12/02/15 D Radko Gudas Suspension expected to miss 3 games
11/25/15 C Sam Gagner Upper Body expected to miss 7-10 days
11/14/15 D Mark Streit Abdominal out 6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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