Thursday, April 7, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The New York Islanders travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +123 and the Rangers at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 79 games. They have an overall record of 44-26-9 and on the road they have a record of 19-16-5. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 223 goals and given up 206 goals for a point differential of +17. The Islanders have 9 overtime losses including 5 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 42-35 and an over/under record of 32-40-7. New York shows up with a record of 45-26-9 including 26-9-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 232 goals and surrendered 211 for a goal differential of +21. The Rangers have 9 losses in OT and 2 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 44-35 while their over/under record sits at 37-28-15.

John Tavares has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 31 goals this season with 244 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 36 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 22 goals on 199 shots. He has 40 assists giving him a total of 62 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 22 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 1,151 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 1,064 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Derick Brassard has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 27 goals this season with 175 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 31 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 26 goals on 164 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 35 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1,928 shots against him and has given up 153 goals. He has made 1,775 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 97 total points this season. They have scored 218 goals while giving up 201 goals. They have had 221 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Islanders have allowed 222 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.28% 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 99 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 220 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 236 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 229 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.05%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.5% as they've attempted 4,472 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,556 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.8% as they have 3,259 attempts while they've given up 3,285 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. They have 2,247 face off wins compared to 2,259 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.9%. On defense New York has 2,252 hits and they've blocked 1,271 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 4,249 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,710 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.2% as they have 3,186 shots while they've given up 3,424 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 50% and their defensive zone percentage is 50% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.2% as they've compiled 2,262 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,332 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 1,286 shot attempts and they have 2,120 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 42-35 straight up

The New York Islanders are 32-40-7 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 44-35 straight up

The New York Rangers are 37-28-15 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

04/06/16 RW Cal Clutterbuck Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. NY Rangers
04/05/16 D Brian Strait Upper Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs NY Rangers
04/05/16 D Calvin de Haan Knee "?" Thursday vs NY Rangers
04/05/16 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body "?" Thursday vs NY Rangers
04/01/16 D Travis Hamonic Knee out for regular season
03/18/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Upper Body out indefinitely
03/09/16 GO Jaroslav Halak Groin expected to miss 6-8 weeks

New York Rangers Injuries

04/06/16 LW Tanner Glass Possible Suspension "?" Thursday vs. NY Islanders
04/05/16 D Daniel Girardi Upper Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs NY Islanders
04/05/16 D Ryan McDonagh Hand out for regular season

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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