Friday, January 6, 2017
Pepsi Center
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The New York Islanders travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, January 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -133 and the Avalanche at +120. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
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. Colorado shows up with a record of 12-25-1 including 4-13-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 77 goals and surrendered 129 for a goal differential of -52. The Avalanche have a record of 1-9-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 12-26 while their over/under record sits at 16-18-4.
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%.
Matt Duchene has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 13 goals this season with 85 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 9 goals on 126 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 656 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 591 saves for a save percentage of 90%.
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 Avalanche have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 77 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.25%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.
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.
Colorado has attempted 1,934 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,198 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.7% as they have 1,453 shots while they've given up 1,657 attempts on defense. The Avalanche have an offensive zone percentage of 47.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.8% as they've compiled 1,214 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,087 face off losses. On defense Colorado has blocked 541 shot attempts and they have 862 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
Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends
The Colorado Avalanche are 12-26 straight up
The Colorado Avalanche are 16-18-4 against the over/under
New York Islanders Injuries
10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/04/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Groin "?" Friday vs NY Islanders
Guy's Pick: Take New York -133
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