Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The New York Rangers travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -105 and the Islanders at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.

The Rangers come into this matchup having played 25 games. They have an overall record of 17-6-2 and on the road they have a record of 6-3-1. Currently they are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 53 goals for a point differential of +21.  The Islanders show up with a record of 13-8-4 including 8-4-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of +10.

Rick Nash has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 8 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 11 goals on 45 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 13 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 647 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 605 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

John Tavares has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this season with 67 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 50 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 20 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%.

The Rangers have 36 total points this season. They have scored 73 goals while giving up 52 goals. They have had 65 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Rangers have allowed 84 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.55% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Islanders have a total of 30 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 70 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 79 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 16-8 straight up

The New York Rangers are 9-12-3 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 13-12 straight up

The New York Islanders are 9-13-3 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

12/01/15 D Kevin Klein Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. NY Islanders
11/27/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs out 4-6 weeks

New York Islanders Injuries

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

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