Saturday, January 7, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

New York comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 15-15-6 and on the road they have a record of 4-8-2. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 113 goals for a point differential of -9. The Islanders have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-21 and an over/under record of 20-12-4. Arizona shows up with a record of 11-22-5 including 6-10-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 82 goals and surrendered 124 for a goal differential of -42. The Coyotes have a record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-27 while their over/under record sits at 12-22-4.

John Tavares has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this season with 105 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 70 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 669 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 605 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 7 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 9 goals on 115 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Mike Smith has 7 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 762 shots against him and has given up 62 goals. He has made 700 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 36 total points this season. They have scored 104 goals while giving up 113 goals. They have had 100 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Islanders have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.80% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 114 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 132 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 82 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.59%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 44.9% as they've attempted 1,941 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,380 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46% as they have 1,444 attempts while they've given up 1,698 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. They have 1,032 face off wins compared to 1,077 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.9%. On defense New York has 911 hits and they've blocked 682 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 2,059 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,401 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45.4% as they have 1,531 shots while they've given up 1,839 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 46.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,134 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,229 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 562 shot attempts and they have 1,033 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 14-21 straight up

The New York Islanders are 20-12-4 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-27 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-22-4 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
01/04/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Acquired "?" Friday vs Anaheim
01/02/17 C Ryan White Lower Body out indefinitely
01/01/17 D Anthony Deangelo Suspension expected to miss 3 games

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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