Saturday, January 23, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +145 and the Islanders at -161. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 45 games. They have an overall record of 20-17-8 and on the road they have a record of 9-11-3. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 103 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of -18. New York shows up with a record of 24-15-6 including 15-7-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 123 goals and surrendered 112 for a goal differential of +11.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 14 goals this season with 127 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 6 goals on 133 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Steve Mason has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 876 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 801 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

John Tavares has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 15 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 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 11 goals on 108 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 33 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 Flyers have 48 total points this season. They have scored 101 goals while giving up 117 goals. They have had 140 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Flyers have allowed 153 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.41% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 131 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 120 goals scored while they've given up 109 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.83%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-25 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 16-19-10 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 21-21 straight up

The New York Islanders are 16-25-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/21/16 C Sean Couturier Lower Body "?" Saturday vs New York Islanders

New York Islanders Injuries

01/22/16 D Travis Hamonic Heel is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Ottawa
01/18/16 D Adam Pelech Shoulder likely out for season
01/16/16 D Johnny Boychuk Shoulder out another 2-3 weeks
01/08/16 LW Eric Boulton Undisclosed out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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