Saturday, January 14, 2017

PNC Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

New York comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 15-16-8 and on the road they have a record of 4-8-4. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 119 goals for a point differential of -12. The Islanders have an overall record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-24 and an over/under record of 20-15-4. Carolina shows up with a record of 19-15-7 including 13-4-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 109 goals and surrendered 111 for a goal differential of -2. The Hurricanes have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-22 while their over/under record sits at 16-18-7.

John Tavares has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this season with 115 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 6% by scoring 5 goals on 79 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%.

Victor Rask has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 12 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 143 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Cam Ward has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 936 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 856 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have 38 total points this season. They have scored 107 goals while giving up 119 goals. They have had 108 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Islanders have allowed 125 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.26% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 118 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 104 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 109 goals scored while they've given up 111 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.83%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 45.5% as they've attempted 2,133 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,560 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.6% as they have 1,586 attempts while they've given up 1,818 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season. They have 1,121 face off wins compared to 1,178 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.8%. On defense New York has 985 hits and they've blocked 742 shots from the opposition.

Carolina has attempted 2,360 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,154 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.7% as they have 1,709 shots while they've given up 1,599 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes have an offensive zone percentage of 56.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.3% as they've compiled 1,169 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,109 face off losses. On defense Carolina has blocked 555 shot attempts and they have 738 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 14-24 straight up

The New York Islanders are 20-15-4 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 17-22 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 16-18-7 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Travis Hamonic Knee out indefinitely

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely
01/04/17 GO Eddie Lack Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina

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