Monday, March 13, 2017

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Monday, March 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +131 and the Islanders at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 27-27-11 and on the road they have a record of 8-17-8. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 162 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of -27. The Hurricanes have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-38 and an over/under record of 26-30-9. New York shows up with a record of 32-24-11 including 20-8-6 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 199 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -2. The Islanders have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-35 while their over/under record sits at 36-26-5.

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Victor Rask has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 15 goals this season with 151 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 17.6 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner has averaged 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 213 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Cam Ward has 22 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 1,428 shots against him and has given up 136 goals. He has made 1,292 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

John Tavares has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 25 goals this season with 225 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey has averaged 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 150 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 23 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 1,209 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,107 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Hurricanes have 65 total points this season. They have scored 162 goals while giving up 189 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Hurricanes have allowed 169 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.22% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Islanders have a total of 75 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 190 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 187 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 199 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.71%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 52.5% as they've attempted 3,786 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,432 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.8% as they have 2,779 attempts while they've given up 2,582 shots on the defensive end. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.9% for the season. They have 1,919 face off wins compared to 1,745 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.4%. On defense has 1,197 hits and they've blocked 850 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 3,754 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,168 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 2,793 shots while they've given up 3,018 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 49.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.2% as they've compiled 1,882 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,022 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,150 shot attempts and they have 1,678 hits as a unit.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 25-38 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 26-30-9 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 31-35 straight up

The New York Islanders are 36-26-5 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely
03/11/17 LW Brock McGinn Upper Body "?" Monday vs NY Islanders
03/08/17 LW Phillip Di Giuseppe Upper Body out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
03/11/17 D Johnny Boychuk Lower Body missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Carolina
03/11/17 C Shane Prince Lower Body missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Carolina
03/01/17 C Alan Quine Upper Body out indefinitely
02/23/17 C Casey Cizikas Hand expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take New York -145

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