Sunday, March 6, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The New York Islanders travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Sunday, March 6, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +125 and the Rangers at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 35-20-7 and on the road they have a record of 16-12-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 178 goals and given up 154 goals for a point differential of +24. The Islanders have 7 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-2-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-27 and an over/under record of 24-33-5. New York shows up with a record of 38-21-6 including 23-6-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 184 goals and surrendered 165 for a goal differential of +19. The Rangers have 6 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-27 while their over/under record sits at 27-27-11.

John Tavares has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 23 goals this season with 195 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 27 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 16 goals on 145 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 926 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 851 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 22 goals this season with 146 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 0 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by scoring 21 goals on 134 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 31 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,562 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,442 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 77 total points this season. They have scored 174 goals while giving up 151 goals. They have had 182 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Islanders have allowed 181 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.26% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 176 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 194 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 181 goals scored while they've given up 163 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.66%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've attempted 3,539 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,539 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.2% as they have 2,581 attempts while they've given up 2,558 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. They have 1,770 face off wins compared to 1,752 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense New York has 1,812 hits and they've blocked 981 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 3,447 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,768 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.8% as they have 2,591 shots while they've given up 2,720 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 50.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.2% as they've compiled 1,831 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,888 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 1,048 shot attempts and they have 1,739 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 34-27 straight up

The New York Islanders are 24-33-5 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 37-27 straight up

The New York Rangers are 27-27-11 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

03/05/16 D Calvin de Haan Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Sunday vs. NY Rangers
03/05/16 LW Matt Martin Shoulder "?" Sunday vs. NY Rangers
03/05/16 D Nick Leddy Shoulder "?" Sunday vs. NY Rangers
03/05/16 C Shane Prince Wrist "?" Sunday vs. NY Rangers
02/25/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Upper Body out indefinitely
01/18/16 D Adam Pelech Shoulder out for season

New York Rangers Injuries

03/05/16 GO Henrik Lundqvist Neck "?" Sunday vs New York Islanders
02/13/16 LW Rick Nash Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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