Sunday, January 17, 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 Sunday, January 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +162 and the Islanders at -180. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 45 games. They have an overall record of 18-17-10 and on the road they have a record of 9-9-6. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 109 goals and given up 126 goals for a point differential of -17. New York shows up with a record of 24-15-5 including 15-7-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 122 goals and surrendered 110 for a goal differential of +12.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 19 goals this season with 159 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 9 goals on 54 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 875 shots against him and has given up 79 goals. He has made 796 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 126 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. 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 11% by scoring 11 goals on 102 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 Canucks have 46 total points this season. They have scored 106 goals while giving up 124 goals. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Canucks have allowed 147 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have a total of 53 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 134 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 119 goals scored while they've given up 108 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.08%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 15-27 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-18-12 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 21-20 straight up

The New York Islanders are 16-24-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out indefinitely
01/16/16 RW Derek Dorsett Illness "?" Sunday vs. NY Islanders
01/16/16 D Luca Sbisa Hand is upgraded to "?" Sunday vs. NY Islanders
01/15/16 RW Jannik Hansen Back "?" Sunday vs. NY Islanders
01/09/16 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out another month

New York Islanders Injuries

11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely
01/16/16 D Travis Hamonic Heel expected to miss another 1-2 weeks
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 Vancouver

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