Monday, March 14, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Florida Panthers travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Monday, March 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -135 and the Islanders at +115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 38-21-9 and on the road they have a record of 16-12-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 167 goals for a point differential of +25. The Panthers have 9 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-3-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-30 and an over/under record of 26-29-13. New York shows up with a record of 37-21-8 including 20-8-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 190 goals and surrendered 166 for a goal differential of +24. The Islanders have 8 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 36-29 while their over/under record sits at 26-35-5.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 23 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jussi Jokinen has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 129 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 29 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,524 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,404 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 26 goals this season with 207 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 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 17 goals on 156 shots. He has 36 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 984 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 904 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 85 total points this season. They have scored 185 goals while giving up 164 goals. They have had 234 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 227 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.61% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 38 power play goals on 190 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 162 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.34%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 3,350 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,537 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.9% as they have 2,635 attempts while they've given up 2,749 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. They have 2,100 face off wins compared to 2,114 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.8%. On defense Florida has 1,653 hits and they've blocked 788 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 3,757 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,791 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50% as they have 2,747 shots while they've given up 2,743 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 52.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 1,888 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,882 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 1,048 shot attempts and they have 1,924 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 36-30 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 26-29-13 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 36-29 straight up

The New York Islanders are 26-35-5 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/12/16 RW Teddy Purcell Groin "?" Monday vs New York Islanders
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

03/13/16 D Calvin de Haan Groin "?" Monday vs. Florida
03/13/16 D Marek Zidlicky Upper Body out indefinitely
03/13/16 D Adam Pelech Shoulder out indefinitely
03/09/16 GO Jaroslav Halak Groin expected to miss 6-8 weeks
02/25/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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