Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -150 and the Canucks at +136. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 33-20-7 and on the road they have a record of 14-12-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 171 goals and given up 149 goals for a point differential of +22. 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 32-27 and an over/under record of 23-33-4. Vancouver shows up with a record of 24-25-12 including 11-14-5 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 148 goals and surrendered 175 for a goal differential of -27. The Canucks have 12 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-37 while their over/under record sits at 23-24-14.

John Tavares has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 23 goals this season with 190 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 15 goals on 140 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 16 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 776 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 722 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 23 goals this season with 206 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 10 goals on 69 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 14 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,273 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 1,166 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 73 total points this season. They have scored 167 goals while giving up 146 goals. They have had 177 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Islanders have allowed 175 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.14% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have a total of 60 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 183 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 194 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 144 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.25%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 3,453 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,426 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 2,514 attempts while they've given up 2,479 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. They have 1,709 face off wins compared to 1,697 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense New York has 1,768 hits and they've blocked 947 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 3,125 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,436 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.7% as they have 2,391 shots while they've given up 2,621 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 45.4% as they've compiled 1,662 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,000 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 815 shot attempts and they have 1,117 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 32-27 straight up

The New York Islanders are 23-33-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-37 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-24-14 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

02/25/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Upper Body out indefinitely
02/22/16 D Calvin de Haan Lower Body out indefinitely
01/18/16 D Adam Pelech Shoulder out for season

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/24/16 RW Radim Vrbata Lower Body out indefinitely
02/10/16 D Alexander Edler Fibula out indefinitely
02/10/16 C Brandon Sutter Jaw out 6-8 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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