Friday, February 19, 2016

Prudential Center

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The New York Islanders travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Friday, February 19, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +100 and the Devils at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 55 games. They have an overall record of 30-19-6 and on the road they have a record of 11-11-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 161 goals and given up 141 goals for a point differential of +20. The Islanders have 6 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-25 and an over/under record of 23-28-4. New Jersey shows up with a record of 29-22-7 including 14-11-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 130 goals and surrendered 136 for a goal differential of -6. The Devils have 7 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-29 while their over/under record sits at 16-27-15.

John Tavares has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 21 goals this season with 170 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 131 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 16 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 741 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 690 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 19 goals on 105 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 25 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,367 shots against him and has given up 98 goals. He has made 1,269 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Islanders have 66 total points this season. They have scored 157 goals while giving up 138 goals. They have had 162 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Islanders have allowed 161 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.35% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have a total of 65 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 184 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 128 goals scored while they've given up 130 goals to this point. They average 24 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 3,189 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,141 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 2,320 attempts while they've given up 2,288 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season. They have 1,575 face off wins compared to 1,553 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense New York has 1,662 hits and they've blocked 853 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,538 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,983 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 1,964 shots while they've given up 2,256 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47% as they've compiled 1,555 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,754 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 727 shot attempts and they have 1,351 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 29-25 straight up

The New York Islanders are 23-28-4 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 29-29 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 16-27-15 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

02/16/16 D Calvin de Haan Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Washington
01/18/16 D Adam Pelech Shoulder out for season
01/08/16 LW Eric Boulton Upper Body out indefinitely

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/29/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely
02/13/16 LW Stefan Matteau Facial out indefinitely
02/11/16 LW Michael Cammalleri Hand out indefinitely
01/23/16 C Jiri Tlusty Wrist out for season
01/18/16 D Jon Merrill Arm out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey

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