Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 11/28/2017

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +153 and the Islanders at -170.

Vancouver has a record of 11-9-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-4-1. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 66 goals and surrendered 68 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-13-0 and an over/under record of 12-12-0. New York has a record of 14-7-2 including 7-0-2 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 84 goals and have given up 74 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 14-9-0 while their over/under mark is 14-8-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-13-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 14-9-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 14-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/26/17 D Erik Gudbranson Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs. NY Islanders
11/24/17 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out indefinitely

Key New York Islanders Injuries

11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body IR (11/06)

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 17 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 9 goals this season with 58 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 11 goals on 55 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 515 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 468 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 28 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this year with 37 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 12 goals on 54 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Thomas Greiss has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 402 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 363 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 26 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 66 goals while giving up 68 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 18th respectively. They have had 90 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the league. The Canucks have given up 85 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.31% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 9th in the league with a total of 30 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 82 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 75 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 3rd with a total of 84 goals scored while they've given up 74 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.86%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 49% as they've tried 1,277 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,328 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 25th in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.2% as they have 955 shots while they've given up 1,028 attempts on defense. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the year. That puts them 13th and 21st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 745 face-off wins as opposed to 730 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 16th overall in the NHL. On defense Vancouver has 413 hits and they've blocked 300 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 635 face-off wins as opposed to 718 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 442 hits and they've blocked 347 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 11th in blocked shots. New York is ranked 23rd in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've tried 1,328 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,373 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 22nd in the NHL at 48.6%, as they have 969 shots while they've given up 1,026 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +153

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