Friday, October 21, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Friday, October 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +138 and the Islanders at -172. The over/under has been set at 5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 2 games. They have an overall record of 1-1-0 and on the road they have a record of 0-1-0. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 8 goals and given up 10 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-1 and an over/under record of 2-0-0. New York shows up with a record of 1-3-0 including 1-1-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 9 goals and surrendered 12 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 1-3 while their over/under record sits at 1-3-0.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 9 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He averages 30 minutes played per game. Jordan Martinook has averaged 14 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 40% by scoring 2 goals on 5 shots. He has 1 assist giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Mike Smith has 1 win and no losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 60 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has made 54 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Josh Bailey has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 1 goal this season with 9 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brock Nelson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 2 goals on 8 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 91 shots against him and has given up 9 goals. He has made 82 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have 2 total points this season. They have scored 8 goals while giving up 10 goals. They have had 11 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Coyotes have allowed 6 power play opportunities and given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 35 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.43% for the season to this point. They allow 36 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%.

The Islanders have a total of 2 points on the season. They have 1 power play goal on 11 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 9%. They have allowed 15 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 9 goals scored while they've given up 12 goals to this point. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.74%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 51.6% as they've attempted 131 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 123 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.7% as they have 97 attempts while they've given up 98 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 44.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.4% for the season. They have 58 face off wins compared to 64 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.5%. On defense Arizona has 50 hits and they've blocked 25 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 208 shots at full strength and they've given up 237 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.6% as they have 152 shots while they've given up 161 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 47.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.8% as they've compiled 122 face off wins this season and they have suffered 123 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 76 shot attempts and they have 99 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 1-1 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 2-0-0 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 1-3 straight up

The New York Islanders are 1-3-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/20/16 LW Jamie McGinn Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. Montreal
10/19/16 GO Mike Smith Knee expected to miss Thursday vs. Montreal
10/18/16 D Michael Stone Knee out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

10/20/16 D Nick Leddy Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Arizona
10/17/16 C Shane Prince Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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