Saturday, February 18, 2017

Prudential Center

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The New York Islanders travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -130 and the Devils at +110. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 25-20-10 and on the road they have a record of 7-12-4. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 166 goals and given up 167 goals for a point differential of -1. The Islanders have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-30 and an over/under record of 30-22-4. New Jersey shows up with a record of 24-22-10 including 12-11-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 131 goals and surrendered 162 for a goal differential of -31. The Devils have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-32 while their over/under record sits at 20-22-15.

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Josh Bailey has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this season with 128 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. John Tavares has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 182 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 931 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 855 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Devils. He has 15 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 13 goals on 154 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 18 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,257 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,147 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have 60 total points this season. They have scored 162 goals while giving up 165 goals. They have had 162 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Islanders have allowed 160 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.51% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 183 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 180 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 159 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.51%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 47% as they've attempted 3,089 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,482 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.9% as they have 2,317 attempts while they've given up 2,516 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. They have 1,580 face off wins compared to 1,669 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.6%. On defense New York has 1,346 hits and they've blocked 966 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,692 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,123 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.6% as they have 2,089 shots while they've given up 2,398 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 1,675 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,669 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 725 shot attempts and they have 1,122 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 24-30 straight up

The New York Islanders are 30-22-4 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 21-32 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 20-22-15 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
02/16/17 C Shane Prince Upper Body out indefinitely
02/09/17 RW Cal Clutterbuck Lower Body out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Travis Hamonic Knee out indefinitely

New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/15/17 D Kyle Quincey Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +110

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