New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 10/6/2017

Friday, October 6, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, October 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +125 and the Blue Jackets at -155.

New York had a record of 41-29-12 last season and on the road they had a record of 19-17-5. They finished 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 241 goals and gave up 242 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they had an ATS record of 41-41-0 and an over/under record of 42-37-0. Columbus finished with a record of 50-24-8 including 28-12-1 at home last season. They were 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 249 goals and surrendered 195 for a goal differential of +54. Their record against the spread was 51-36-0 while their over/under record was 35-44-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders were 41-41-0 straight up last year

The New York Islanders were 42-37-0 against the over/under last season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets were 51-36-0 straight up last year

The Columbus Blue Jackets were 35-44-0 against the over/under last season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

10/05/17 C Alan Quine Wrist out indefinitely
10/05/17 LW Shane Prince Ankle out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/05/17 C Boone Jenner Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/05/17 LW Jordan Schroeder Upper Body out indefinitely
10/05/17 C Sam Vigneault Finger out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jordan Eberle accumulated 47 total points last season for the Islanders. He had 16 goals last year with 198 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He had a total of 31 assists on the season and averaged 16.8 minutes played per game. John Tavares averaged 20.4 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 28 goals on 260 shots. He had 38 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak had 12 wins and 9 losses last season in net for the Islanders. He had 885 shots against him and he gave up 75 goals. He made 810 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Werenski scored 47 total points last year for the Blue Jackets. He had 11 goals last season with 188 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He had a total of 36 assists on the season and averaged 20.9 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 210 shots. He had 43 assists giving him a total of 73 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky had 41 wins and 17 losses last year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He had 1,854 shots against him and he surrendered 127 goals. He made 1,727 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders had 94 total points last season, which ranked them 17th in the NHL. They were 10th in the league in goals scored with 241 while they gave up 242 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They had 234 power play opportunities and scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That was 28th in the NHL. The Islanders allowed 227 power play opportunities and gave up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They averaged 30 shots per game and as a team shot 9.72% for the season. They allowed 32 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%. That put them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets were 4th in the NHL with a total of 108 points last year. They had 42 power play goals on 211 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranked them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 223 power play opportunities and gave up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That was 9th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets were 6th in the league with 249 goals scored while they gave up 195 goals, which was 29th overall. They averaged 31 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 92%. That was 1st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York was 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 47.5%, as they attempted 4,574 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 5,049 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 47.9% as they had 3,395 attempts while they gave up 3,686 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 26th in the league. The Islanders started possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which was 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.8% for the season. That was 12th overall in the NHL. They had 2,261 face-off wins compared to 2,480 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 47.7%. That ranked them 25th in the league. On defense New York had 2,126 hits and they blocked 1,363 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets were 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 50.9% for the season, which was 7th in the NHL. They had 2,402 face-off wins compared to 2,537 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48.6%. That was 19th in the league. On defense Columbus had 1,654 hits and they blocked 1,179 shots from the opposition, which was 12th in the league. Columbus was 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they attempted 4,555 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,645 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranked 16th as they had 3,416 attempts while they gave up 3,466 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Islanders/Blue Jackets NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -155

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