New York Islanders at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2017

Friday, November 10, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The New York Islanders head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Friday, November 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +125 and the Stars at -138.

New York has a record of 8-5-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-5-0. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 55 goals and surrendered 48 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-7-0 and an over/under record of 9-6-0. Dallas has a record of 8-7-0 including 5-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 42 goals and have given up 43 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 8-7-0 while their over/under mark is 7-7-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 7-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body IR. (11/08)
11/07/17 D Adam Pelech Undisclosed is "?" Friday vs. Dallas
11/07/17 C Alan Quine Upper Body is "?" Friday vs. Dallas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/09/17 GO Kari Lehtonen Illness is "?"
11/06/17 C Radek Faksa Lower Body is "?" Friday vs. NY Islanders
11/06/17 C Tyler Pitlick Upper Body is "?" Friday vs. NY Islanders
11/05/17 RW Brett Ritchie Upper Body IR (11/01)

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 18 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 3 goals this season with 18 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 16.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 8 goals on 38 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Thomas Greiss has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 226 shots against him and he's surrendered 23 goals. He's made 203 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 15 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this year with 51 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 337 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 307 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 18 total points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They've scored 55 goals while giving up 48 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 9th respectively. They have had 52 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the league. The Islanders have given up 50 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.75% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 20th in the league with a total of 16 points this season. They have 14 power play goals on 44 chances for a percentage of 32%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Stars are 22nd with a total of 42 goals scored while they've given up 43 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 880 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 871 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 643 attempts while they have given up 646 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 425 face-off wins compared to 454 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense New York has 295 hits and they have blocked 225 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 507 face-off wins as opposed to 469 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 320 hits and they've blocked 225 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 9th in blocked shots. Dallas is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've tried 874 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 842 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 51.6%, as they have 659 shots while they've given up 617 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York +125

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