Thursday, November 10, 2016

Amalie Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +140 and the Lightning at -179. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 5-6-2 and on the road they have a record of 0-3-0. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 37 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of -3. The Islanders have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-8 and an over/under record of 7-5-1. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 7-5-1 including 4-1-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and surrendered 38 for a goal differential of +3. The Lightning have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 6-6 while their over/under record sits at 6-5-2.

Josh Bailey has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 2 goals this season with 23 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brock Nelson has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 26 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 273 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 248 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Valtteri Filppula has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 4 goals this season with 15 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Steven Stamkos has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 7 goals on 49 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 280 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 254 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have 12 total points this season. They have scored 37 goals while giving up 40 goals. They have had 37 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Islanders have allowed 48 power play opportunities and given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.59% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have a total of 15 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 52 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 25%. They have allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 41 goals scored while they've given up 38 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.86%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 45.1% as they've attempted 703 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 856 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.8% as they have 525 attempts while they've given up 596 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. They have 376 face off wins compared to 406 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.1%. On defense New York has 333 hits and they've blocked 260 shots from the opposition.

Tampa Bay has attempted 742 shots at full strength and they've given up 682 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.8% as they have 566 shots while they've given up 526 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 52.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 408 face off wins this season and they have suffered 428 face off losses. On defense Tampa Bay has blocked 156 shot attempts and they have 275 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 5-8 straight up

The New York Islanders are 7-5-1 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-6 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-5-2 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

11/07/16 LW Brock Nelson Leg injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Tampa Bay
11/07/16 C Mathew Barzal Strep Throat "?" Thursday vs Tampa Bay
11/07/16 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/22/16 D Ryan Pulock Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/08/16 C Valtteri Filppula Lower Body "?" Thursday vs NY Islanders
11/07/16 LW Jonathan Drouin Concussion "?" Thursday vs NY Islanders

Guy's Pick: Take New York +140

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