Saturday, November 28, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +154 and the Lightning at -171. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 11-8-3 and on the road they have a record of 4-4-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 62 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of +8. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 11-9-3 including 6-4-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 55 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of +4.

John Tavares has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 10 goals this season with 62 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 12% by scoring 5 goals on 43 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 300 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has made 278 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 60 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 61 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 505 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 469 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Islanders have 25 total points this season. They have scored 62 goals while giving up 53 goals. They have had 63 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Islanders have allowed 71 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 71 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 54 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.32%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 11-11 straight up

The New York Islanders are 8-13-1 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 10-12 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-14-3 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

11/21/15 D Thomas Hickey Leg expected to miss Friday vs. Florida

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/27/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Undisclosed is downgraded to expected to miss Friday vs. Washington
11/26/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Washington
11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body expected to miss 3-5 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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