Sunday, January 22, 2017

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to take on the New York Islanders on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +118 and the Islanders at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Philadelphia comes into this game having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 22-18-6 and away from home they have a record of 8-12-3. The currently are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 132 goals and surrendered 148 goals for a point differential of -16. The Flyers have an overall record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-24 and an over/under record of 24-17-5. New York shows up with a record of 18-17-8 including 12-8-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 123 goals and surrendered 128 for a goal differential of -5. The Islanders have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-25 while their over/under record sits at 22-17-4.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 123 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Steve Mason has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 965 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 866 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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John Tavares has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 18 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 6 goals on 93 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 669 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 605 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Flyers have 50 total points this season. They have scored 132 goals while giving up 148 goals. They have had 159 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Flyers have allowed 138 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.12% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Islanders have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 125 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 133 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 128 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.52%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.2% as they've attempted 2,800 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,568 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.9% as they have 2,076 attempts while they've given up 1,849 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. They have 1,431 face off wins compared to 1,367 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,148 hits and they've blocked 719 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,370 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,795 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.9% as they have 1,767 shots while they've given up 1,998 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 49.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49% as they've compiled 1,239 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,288 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 797 shot attempts and they have 1,081 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-24 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-17-5 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 17-25 straight up

The New York Islanders are 22-17-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/15/17 RW Matt Read Lower Body "?" Saturday vs New Jersey

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
01/19/17 RW Cal Clutterbuck Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
01/19/17 D Johnny Boychuk Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
01/18/17 LW Andrew Ladd Upper Body out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Travis Hamonic Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia +118

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