Friday, February 3, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The New York Islanders head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, February 3, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +104 and the Red Wings at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this game having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 22-17-9 and away from home they have a record of 6-9-4. The currently are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 139 goals and surrendered 138 goals for a point differential of +1. The Islanders have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-26 and an over/under record of 24-20-4. Detroit shows up with a record of 20-21-9 including 10-12-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 126 goals and surrendered 148 for a goal differential of -22. The Red Wings have a record of 3-3-4 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-30 while their over/under record sits at 23-21-6.

John Tavares has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 19 goals this season with 154 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 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 8 goals on 108 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 782 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 726 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

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Thomas Vanek has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 12 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 110 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 764 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 683 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Islanders have 53 total points this season. They have scored 139 goals while giving up 138 goals. They have had 139 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Islanders have allowed 142 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.48% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 167 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 146 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 46.3% as they've attempted 2,666 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,088 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.4% as they have 1,998 attempts while they've given up 2,221 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season. They have 1,391 face off wins compared to 1,441 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.1%. On defense New York has 1,191 hits and they've blocked 867 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,646 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,777 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.3% as they have 1,992 shots while they've given up 2,130 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.2% as they've compiled 1,569 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,434 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 647 shot attempts and they have 1,003 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 21-26 straight up

The New York Islanders are 24-20-4 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-30 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-21-6 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
01/31/17 RW Cal Clutterbuck Lower Body "?" Friday vs Detroit
01/31/17 D Thomas Hickey Lower Body "?" Friday vs Detroit
01/10/17 D Travis Hamonic Knee out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/19/17 C Steve Ott Shoulder out indefinitely
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take New York +104

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