Monday, November 7, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Monday, November 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +145 and the Islanders at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 4-7-1 and on the road they have a record of 0-3-2. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 20 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of -14. The Canucks have an overall record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-8 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. New York shows up with a record of 4-6-2 including 4-3-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 33 goals and surrendered 38 for a goal differential of -5. The Islanders have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 4-8 while their over/under record sits at 6-5-1.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 3 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jannik Hansen has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 2 goals on 21 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 162 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 149 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Josh Bailey has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 2 goals this season with 21 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 3 goals on 22 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 241 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 218 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have 9 total points this season. They have scored 20 goals while giving up 34 goals. They have had 39 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 8%. The Canucks have allowed 33 power play opportunities and given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.19% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 10 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 35 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 38 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.32%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 629 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 631 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.1% as they have 452 attempts while they've given up 468 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. They have 364 face off wins compared to 378 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.1%. On defense Vancouver has 230 hits and they've blocked 163 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 642 shots at full strength and they've given up 791 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 44.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.3% as they have 477 shots while they've given up 554 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 50.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 351 face off wins this season and they have suffered 368 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 237 shot attempts and they have 309 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-8 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 5-7-0 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 4-8 straight up

The New York Islanders are 6-5-1 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/06/16 LW Daniel Sedin Head injured last game, probable Monday vs. NY Islanders
11/05/16 D Alexander Edler Upper Body "?" Monday vs NY Islanders
11/05/16 D Christopher Tanev Foot "?" Monday vs NY Islanders
10/29/16 C Jayson Megna Shoulder expected to miss 2 weeks
10/18/16 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

11/06/16 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body injured last game, doubtful Monday vs. Vancouver
11/05/16 D Johnny Boychuk Lower Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs Vancouver
11/05/16 C Mathew Barzal Strep Throat "?" Monday vs Vancouver
10/22/16 D Ryan Pulock Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York -185

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