Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Staples Center

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The New York Islanders travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +166 and the Kings at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 17 games. They have an overall record of 5-8-4 and on the road they have a record of 0-4-1. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 42 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of -12. The Islanders have an overall record of 2-4-4 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-12 and an over/under record of 7-8-2. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 10-9-1 including 7-2-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 51 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of 0. The Kings have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-10 while their over/under record sits at 7-10-3.

John Tavares has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brock Nelson has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 35 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 398 shots against him and has given up 38 goals. He has made 360 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Kings. He has 2 goals this season with 37 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 67 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 414 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 379 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 14 total points this season. They have scored 42 goals while giving up 54 goals. They have had 50 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Islanders have allowed 69 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.48% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Kings have a total of 21 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 61 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 51 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.21%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 44.7% as they've attempted 912 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,129 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.3% as they have 674 attempts while they've given up 782 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. They have 483 face off wins compared to 527 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.8%. On defense New York has 471 hits and they've blocked 347 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 1,212 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,018 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.4% as they have 885 shots while they've given up 743 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 54.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 608 face off wins this season and they have suffered 626 face off losses. On defense Los Angeles has blocked 275 shot attempts and they have 623 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 5-12 straight up

The New York Islanders are 7-8-2 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-10 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 7-10-3 against the over/under

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

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/22/16 C Anze Kopitar Hand "?" Wednesday vs NY Islanders
11/03/16 LW Andy Andreoff Thumb out indefinitely
10/30/16 D Brayden McNabb Collarbone out indefinitely
10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 3-4 months
10/09/16 RW Marian Gaborik Foot out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles -185

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