Monday, November 28, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Calgary Flames travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Monday, November 28, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +149 and the Islanders at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.

Calgary comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 10-12-1 and on the road they have a record of 7-5-1. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 53 goals and given up 70 goals for a point differential of -17. The Flames have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-13 and an over/under record of 9-12-2. New York shows up with a record of 6-10-4 including 5-4-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 49 goals and surrendered 63 for a goal differential of -14. The Islanders have a record of 2-4-4 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 5-14 while their over/under record sits at 8-8-4.

Michael Frolik has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Flames. He has 6 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Troy Brouwer has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 36 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 3 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 346 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 305 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Brock Nelson has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this season with 40 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. John Tavares has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 62 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 425 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 384 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have 21 total points this season. They have scored 53 goals while giving up 70 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 9%. The Flames have allowed 85 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Islanders have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 58 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 74 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Flames have a total of 49 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.42%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Calgary has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've attempted 1,226 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,267 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.8% as they have 902 attempts while they've given up 946 shots on the defensive end. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. They have 713 face off wins compared to 684 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51%. On defense Calgary has 477 hits and they've blocked 321 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 1,078 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,326 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 44.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.1% as they have 798 shots while they've given up 933 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 51.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.2% as they've compiled 572 face off wins this season and they have suffered 615 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 393 shot attempts and they have 558 hits as a unit.

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 9-13 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 9-12-2 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 5-14 straight up

The New York Islanders are 8-8-4 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/25/16 RW Kris Versteeg Upper Body "?" Sunday vs Philadelphia
11/16/16 LW Johnny Gaudreau Finger out 6 weeks
11/06/16 C Lance Bouma Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

New York Islanders Injuries

11/14/16 D Dennis Seidenberg Jaw out indefinitely
10/22/16 D Ryan Pulock Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York -165

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