Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders NHL Parlay 11/5/2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

Barclays Center

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Monday, November 5, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +107 and the Islanders at -139.

Montreal has a record of 7-4-2 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 41 goals and surrendered 37 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 5-6-0. New York has a record of 8-4-1 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 42 goals and given up 30 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 7-5-0 while their over/under mark is 5-7-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 5-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 5-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/03/18 LW Paul Byron Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Key New York Islanders Injuries

11/03/18 LW Matt Martin Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Montreal
10/13/18 C Casey Cizikas Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C John Stevens Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 280 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 254 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Max Domi has scored 13 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 29 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. Tomas Tatar averages 16.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 3 goals on 36 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 15 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 3 goals this year with 23 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Robin Lehner has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 223 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 207 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Anders Lee averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 37 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have given up 44 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 16th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.56% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 16th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canadiens are 12th overall with 16 total points this year. They are 17th in the league with 41 goals and 22nd in goals allowed with 37. They've had 49 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Islanders are 14th with a total of 42 goals scored while they are 29th with 30 goals surrendered this season. They average 26 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.32%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 2nd in the league. The Islanders have a total of 17 points this season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have had 9 power play goals on 40 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 13th overall. They've given up 41 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 13th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53%, as they've attempted 806 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 715 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 570 attempts while they have given up 521 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 374 face-off wins compared to 450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.4%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Montreal has 369 hits and they have blocked 194 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.2% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 344 face-off wins compared to 413 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.4%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New York has 303 hits and they have blocked 207 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.9% as they've attempted 622 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 828 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.2% ranks 29th as they have 472 attempts while they have given up 621 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal +107 and over 5.5 total goals

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