Saturday, October 24, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The New York Islanders travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +137 and the Blues at -151. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 6 games. They have an overall record of 4-1-1 and on the road they have a record of 1-1-0. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 21 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of +6. St. Louis shows up with a record of 5-2-0 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 21 goals and surrendered 17 for a goal differential of +4.

John Tavares has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 4 goals this season with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo is averaging 16 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 13% by getting 2 goals by way of 16 shots. He has tallied 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points for the year. 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%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Blues. He has 5 goals this season with 32 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Alex Steen is averaging 20 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 12% by getting 3 goals by way of 26 shots. He has tallied 4 assists giving him a total of 7 points for the year. Jake Allen has 1 win and 2 losses on the year in net for the Blues. He has given up 9 goals on the 89 shots he has faced. He has 80 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Islanders have 9 total points this season. They have scored 21 goals while giving up 15 goals. They have had 16 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Islanders have allowed 23 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.50% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Blues have a total of 10 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 24 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 29 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 21 goals scored while they've given up 17 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 4-2 straight up

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

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 5-2 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 4-2-1 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

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

St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/21/15 C Paul Stastny Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/20/15 D Kevin Shattenkirk Groin "?" Saturday vs NY Islanders
10/13/15 C Robert Fabbri Concussion out indefinitely
10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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