Sunday, February 12, 2017

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Sunday, February 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +124 and the Islanders at -137. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 15-34-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-15-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 172 goals for a point differential of -68. The Avalanche have an overall record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-36 and an over/under record of 20-23-8. New York shows up with a record of 24-18-10 including 17-8-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 156 goals and surrendered 154 for a goal differential of +2. The Islanders have a record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-28 while their over/under record sits at 27-21-4.

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Matt Duchene has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 15 goals this season with 110 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 12 goals on 174 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 9 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 791 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 717 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

John Tavares has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 20 goals this season with 169 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 11 goals on 118 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 873 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 806 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have 32 total points this season. They have scored 104 goals while giving up 172 goals. They have had 161 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Avalanche have allowed 189 power play opportunities and given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.24% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Islanders have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 151 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 151 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 156 goals scored while they've given up 154 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.73%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've attempted 2,635 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,927 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.1% as they have 1,976 attempts while they've given up 2,223 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. They have 1,665 face off wins compared to 1,437 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.7%. On defense Colorado has 1,149 hits and they've blocked 704 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,918 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,314 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.7% as they have 2,175 shots while they've given up 2,382 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 49% as they've compiled 1,502 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,562 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 932 shot attempts and they have 1,279 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-36 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-23-8 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 23-28 straight up

The New York Islanders are 27-21-4 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
02/10/17 RW Rene Bourque Concussion is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. NY Rangers
02/09/17 D Tyson Barrie Lower Body "?" Saturday vs NY Rangers
01/26/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Hip out for season

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
02/09/17 RW Cal Clutterbuck Lower Body out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Travis Hamonic Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New York -137

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