New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/17/2018

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Honda Center

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The New York Islanders head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +125 and the Ducks at -165.

New York has a record of 2-2-0 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 11 goals and surrendered 10 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-2-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Anaheim has a record of 4-1-1 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 17 goals and given up 14 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 4-2-0 while their over/under mark is 2-3-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 4-2-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

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

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/16/18 C Ryan Getzlaf Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs NY Islanders
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 4 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 1 goal this season with 6 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Mathew Barzal averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by tallying 1 goal on 4 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Thomas Greiss has 1 win and 1 loss this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 69 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 64 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has 7 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this year with 10 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 30%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 15.2 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 1 goals on 16 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. John Gibson has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Ducks. He has 178 shots against him and he's given up 10 goals. He's made 168 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 4 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 11 goals while giving up 10 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 27th respectively. They have had 12 power play chances and scored 3 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 13th in the league. The Islanders have given up 10 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 25 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.89% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 4th in the league with a total of 9 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 15 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 18 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 13th with a total of 17 goals scored while they've given up 14 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 24 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.89%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 94%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.1%, as they've attempted 188 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 248 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.8% as they have 144 attempts while they have given up 185 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 46% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 104 face-off wins compared to 126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.2%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New York has 95 hits and they have blocked 63 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.8% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 164 face-off wins compared to 208 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.1%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 139 hits and they have blocked 112 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 38.8% as they've attempted 273 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 430 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 39% ranks 31st as they have 203 attempts while they have given up 318 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York +125

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