Friday, May 6, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Friday, May 6, 2016. Tampa Bay leads the series 2-1. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +105 and the Islanders at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup after having a regular season record of 5 and on the road they had a record of 21-18-2. They finished x - Tampa Bay. They scored 227 goals and gave up 201 goals for a point differential of +26. 5 For the season they had an ATS record of 45-35 and an over/under record of 34-38-10. New York had a regular season record of 10 including 25-11-5 at home this season. They were x - NY Islanders. They scored 232 goals and surrendered 216 for a goal differential of +16. 100 Their record against the spread was 43-35 while their over/under record sat at 34-40-8.

Nikita Kucherov accumulated 66 total points this season for the Lightning. He had 30 goals this season with 209 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He had a total of 36 assists on the season and averaged 18 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman averaged 23 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 10 goals on 180 shots. He had 37 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Ben Bishop had 35 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He had 1,672 shots against him and gave up 123 goals. He made 1,549 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

John Tavares accumulated 70 total points this season for the Islanders. He had 33 goals this season with 250 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 37 assists on the season and averaged 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 22 goals on 202 shots. He had 42 assists giving him a total of 64 points on the season. Thomas Greiss had 23 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He had 1,197 shots against him and gave up 90 goals. He made 1,107 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Lightning had 97 total points this season. They scored 224 goals while giving up 198 goals. They had 279 power play opportunities and scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 8200%. The Lightning allowed 257 power play opportunities and gave up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 4600%. They averaged 97 shots per game and as a team they shot 59.10% for the season. They allowed 224 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders had a total of 100 points on the season. They had 43 power play goals on 229 opportunities for a percentage of 8200%. They allowed 232 power play opportunities and gave up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 4500%. As a team, the Lightning had a total of 227 goals scored while they gave up 211 goals during the campaign. They averaged 100 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 61.00%. As a team they gave up 227 shots per game and had a save percentage of 92%.

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Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning were 45-35 straight up this season

The Tampa Bay Lightning were 34-38-10 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders were 43-35 straight up this season

The New York Islanders were 34-40-8 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
05/04/16 C Brian Boyle Not Suspended is upgraded to probable Friday vs. NY Islanders
05/03/16 RW Erik Condra Head "?" Friday vs. NY Islanders
05/03/16 LW Jonathan Drouin Upper Body injured last game, probable Friday vs. NY Islanders
05/03/16 D Matt Carle Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. NY Islanders
05/02/16 D Anton Stralman Fibula out indefinitely
04/16/16 RW J.T. Brown Upper Body out indefinitely
04/03/16 C Steven Stamkos Blood Clot expected to miss 1-3 months

New York Islanders Injuries

05/04/16 D Thomas Hickey Head "?" Friday vs. Tampa Bay
05/03/16 D Ryan Pulock Upper Body "?" Friday vs. Tampa Bay
05/03/16 GO Jaroslav Halak Groin "?" Friday vs. Tampa Bay
04/08/16 C Anders Lee Fibula out indefinitely
03/18/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out for season

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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