Florida Panthers at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 1/30/2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Barclays Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to Barclays Center to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +120 and the Islanders at -167.

Florida has a record of 19-22-6 this season and on the road they have a record of 8-14-3-1. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 132 goals and given up 158 goals for a point differential of -26. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-28-0 and an over/under record of 26-21-0. New York has a record of 25-20-5 including 13-7-3-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 180 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 25-25-0 while their over/under record is 32-15-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 19-28-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 26-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 25-25-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 32-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/13/17 GO Roberto Luongo Lower Body IR (12/04)
01/28/18 LW Jamie McGinn Upper Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs NY Islanders
01/25/18 GO James Reimer Groin is out indefinitely

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/28/17 D Johnny Boychuk Lower Body IR (12/27)
12/18/17 D Calvin de Haan Shoulder IR (12/16)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Shoulder IR (11/06)
01/20/18 LW Shane Prince Undisclosed is out indefinitely
01/19/18 C Casey Cizikas Upper Body IR (01/12)
01/14/18 LW Andrew Ladd Upper Body IR (01/05)

Player Spotlight

Harri Sateri has 0 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 125 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 110 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Jonathan Huberdeau has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 16 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 18 goals on 169 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has scored 42 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 27 goals this season with 119 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Jaroslav Halak has 15 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Islanders. He has 1,083 shots against him and he's surrendered 99 goals. He's made 984 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Josh Bailey averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 12 goals on 80 shots. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 20th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.14% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 20th in the league. The Panthers has 44 total points this season, ranking 27th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 132 goals while they've given up 158 goals, which is 6th overall. They have had 144 power play opportunities and scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Islanders are 2nd with 172 goals scored while they are 1st in the NHL with 180 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.01%. They give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 28th place in the league. The Islanders have a total of 55 points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 32 power play goals on 159 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 12th. They've allowed 151 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, which is 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 49.7% as they've tried 2,830 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,868 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 15th in Corsi percentage. They are 15th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.8% as they have 2,203 shots while they've given up 2,217 attempts on defense. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the year. That puts them 27th and 5th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,552 face-off wins as opposed to 1,467 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 11th overall in the NHL. On defense Florida has 944 hits and they've blocked 651 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,470 face-off wins as opposed to 1,568 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 1,072 hits and they've blocked 763 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 9th in blocked shots. New York is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 47.7% as they've tried 2,847 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,126 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 30th in the NHL at 47.1%, as they have 2,101 shots while they've given up 2,363 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York -167

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