Thursday, January 14, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The New York Rangers head to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Thursday, January 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +104 and the Islanders at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

The Rangers come into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 23-14-5 and on the road they have a record of 7-9-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 123 goals and given up 110 goals for a point differential of +13. The Islanders show up with a record of 23-15-5 including 14-7-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 109 for a goal differential of +10.

Rick Nash has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 124 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 16 goals on 75 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 19 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 1059 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 974 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 15 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 97 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 13 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 648 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 601 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Rangers have 51 total points this season. They have scored 122 goals while giving up 108 goals. They have had 117 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Rangers have allowed 137 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.27% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 51 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 126 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 116 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 22-19 straight up

The New York Rangers are 19-18-4 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 20-20 straight up

The New York Islanders are 16-23-4 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

01/11/16 D Daniel Girardi Hand injured last game, "?" Thursday vs NY Islanders

New York Islanders Injuries

11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely
01/11/16 D Travis Hamonic Heel expected to miss 2-3 weeks
01/08/16 LW Eric Boulton Undisclosed out indefinitely
01/01/16 D Johnny Boychuk Shoulder out 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take the Islanders

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