New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 12/5/2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The New York Islanders travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at +158 and the Lightning at -175.

New York has a record of 15-8-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-7-0. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 94 goals and given up 82 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-10-0 and an over/under record of 16-8-0. Tampa Bay is 18-6-2 including 10-2-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 95 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of +28. Their record against the spread is 18-8-0 while their over/under record is 15-11-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 15-10-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 16-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 18-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/03/17 C Casey Cizikas Lower Body IR (11/25)
12/03/17 LW Shane Prince Ankle IR (10/06)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body IR (11/06)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/03/17 D Braydon Coburn Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs NY Islanders
12/02/17 C Cedric Paquette Suspension Served is probable Tuesday vs NY Islanders
11/27/17 D Jake Dotchin Undisclosed IR (11/20)

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 15 goals this year with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 5 goals on 40 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 422 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 378 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 22 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this season with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 19 goals on 91 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 17 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 723 shots against him and he's surrendered 49 goals. He's made 674 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 32 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 3rd in the league in goals scored with 94 while they've given up 82 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL. The Islanders have allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 24th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.04% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 23rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 38 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 97 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 2nd in the league with 95 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals, which is 28th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.32%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've tried 1,444 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,484 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 23rd in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.9% as they have 1,063 shots while they've given up 1,109 attempts on defense. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the year. That puts them 19th and 11th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 696 face-off wins as opposed to 774 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 28th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 481 hits and they've blocked 375 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 20th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 54.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the year. That ranks them 4th and 28th respectively in the NHL. They have 772 face-off wins as opposed to 882 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 505 hits and they've blocked 356 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 25th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've tried 1,586 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,503 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 51.2%, as they have 1,205 shots while they've given up 1,147 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -175

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