Saturday, February 11, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The New York Islanders head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at -160 and the Senators at +144. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this game having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 24-18-10 and away from home they have a record of 7-10-4. The currently are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 156 goals and surrendered 154 goals for a point differential of +2. The Islanders have an overall record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-28 and an over/under record of 27-21-4. Ottawa shows up with a record of 28-18-6 including 15-8-6 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 140 goals and surrendered 143 for a goal differential of -3. The Senators have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-24 while their over/under record sits at 22-28-2.

John Tavares has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 20 goals this season with 169 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 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 9% by scoring 11 goals on 118 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 873 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 806 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Erik Karlsson has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Senators. He has 8 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Mark Stone has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 19 goals on 92 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Mike Condon has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 859 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 784 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have 58 total points this season. They have scored 156 goals while giving up 154 goals. They have had 151 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Islanders have allowed 151 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.73% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 62 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 166 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 140 goals scored while they've given up 143 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.20%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York has a Corsi percentage of 46.8% as they've attempted 2,918 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,314 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.7% as they have 2,175 attempts while they've given up 2,382 shots on the defensive end. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 1,502 face off wins compared to 1,562 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense New York has 1,279 hits and they've blocked 932 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 2,882 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,073 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.7% as they have 2,106 shots while they've given up 2,220 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51% as they've compiled 1,661 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,594 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 853 shot attempts and they have 1,350 hits as a unit.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 23-28 straight up

The New York Islanders are 27-21-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 24-24 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 22-28-2 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

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

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
01/31/17 GO Craig Anderson Personal out another 2-3 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take New York -160

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