Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +174 and the Islanders at -194. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 15-24-4 and on the road they have a record of 8-15-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 109 goals and given up 139 goals for a point differential of -30. New York shows up with a record of 22-15-5 including 13-7-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 107 for a goal differential of +7.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 7 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 15 goals on 82 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 713 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 653 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 15 goals this season with 119 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 10 goals on 94 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 628 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 583 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blue Jackets have 34 total points this season. They have scored 107 goals while giving up 138 goals. They have had 132 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 154 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.60% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Islanders have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 118 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 125 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 105 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.91%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 13-28 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 20-20-3 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 19-20 straight up

The New York Islanders are 15-23-4 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/30/15 LW Matt Calvert Knee out 4 weeks
11/30/15 LW Markus Hannikainen Shoulder expected to miss 2 months
01/09/16 LW Nick Foligno Upper Body out indefinitely
01/04/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Ankle out indefinitely
01/04/16 RW David Clarkson Upper Body out indefinitely
01/02/16 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely
01/09/16 D Travis Hamonic Heel "?" Tuesday vs Columbus
01/08/16 LW Eric Boulton Undisclosed out indefinitely
01/01/16 D Johnny Boychuk Shoulder out 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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