Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Air Canada Centre

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The New York Islanders travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -120 and the Maple Leafs at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 19-12-5 and on the road they have a record of 7-6-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 97 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of +12. Toronto shows up with a record of 13-14-7 including 6-5-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 89 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of -5.

John Tavares has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 13 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 12 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 8 goals on 71 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 485 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 453 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 13 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Bozak has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 50 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. James Reimer has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 496 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 464 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Islanders have 43 total points this season. They have scored 94 goals while giving up 83 goals. They have had 99 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Islanders have allowed 102 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.93% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 101 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 108 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 86 goals scored while they've given up 90 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.22%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 16-17 straight up

The New York Islanders are 12-21-3 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-21 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-16-3 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

12/28/15 GO Jaroslav Halak Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Toronto
11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body out indefinitely
12/18/15 C Nick Spaling Shoulder out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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