Sunday, February 19, 2017

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Sunday, February 19, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +127 and the Islanders at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 57 games. They have an overall record of 24-23-10 and on the road they have a record of 12-12-6. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 131 goals and given up 162 goals for a point differential of -31. The Devils have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-33 and an over/under record of 20-22-15. New York shows up with a record of 26-20-10 including 19-8-6 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 166 goals and surrendered 167 for a goal differential of -1. The Islanders have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-30 while their over/under record sits at 30-22-4.

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Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Devils. He has 15 goals this season with 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 13 goals on 157 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 18 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,291 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,179 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Josh Bailey has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this season with 128 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. John Tavares has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 184 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 18 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 958 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 880 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have 58 total points this season. They have scored 131 goals while giving up 162 goals. They have had 184 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Devils have allowed 182 power play opportunities and given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.40% 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 62 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 164 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 164 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 166 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.2% as they've attempted 2,732 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,185 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.5% as they have 2,121 attempts while they've given up 2,444 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season. They have 1,703 face off wins compared to 1,703 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense New Jersey has 1,137 hits and they've blocked 741 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 3,141 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,540 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 2,349 shots while they've given up 2,556 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 49.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 1,612 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,690 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 984 shot attempts and they have 1,377 hits as a unit.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 21-33 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 20-22-15 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 25-30 straight up

The New York Islanders are 30-22-4 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/15/17 D Kyle Quincey Upper Body out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York -140

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