New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 1/15/2018

Monday, January 15, 2018

Bell Centre

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The New York Islanders head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, January 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +109 and the Canadiens at -120.

New York has a record of 22-18-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 9-13-1-0. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 153 goals and surrendered 160 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-22-0 and an over/under record of 29-12-0. Montreal has a record of 18-20-5 including 11-8-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 111 goals and have given up 133 for a goal differential of -22. Their record against the spread is 18-25-0 while their over/under mark is 18-23-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 22-22-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 29-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 18-25-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 18-23-0 against the over/under this season

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)
01/14/18 C Casey Cizikas Upper Body left last game, is "?"
01/13/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is "?" Monday vs Montreal
01/13/18 RW Josh Bailey Lower Body is "?" Monday vs Montreal

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)
01/13/18 LW Phillip Danault Head left last game, is "?" Monday vs NY Islanders

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 50 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 12 goals this season with 74 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by tallying 25 goals on 109 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 897 shots against him and he's surrendered 84 goals. He's made 813 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brendan Gallagher has 23 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 16 goals this year with 136 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 15.2 minutes played per contest. Max Pacioretty averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 167 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. Carey Price has 13 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 933 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 850 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 48 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 153 goals while giving up 160 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 2nd respectively. They have had 146 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the league. The Islanders have given up 138 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.06% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 27th in the league with a total of 41 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 129 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 140 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Canadiens are 29th with a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 133 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.62%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've tried 2,504 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,653 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 21st in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48% as they have 1,843 shots while they've given up 1,999 attempts on defense. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the year. That puts them 23rd and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,280 face-off wins as opposed to 1,358 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense New York has 930 hits and they've blocked 654 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 13th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the year. That ranks them 7th and 23rd respectively in the NHL. They have 1,325 face-off wins as opposed to 1,376 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,066 hits and they've blocked 695 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Montreal is ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've tried 2,680 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,601 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 50.6%, as they have 1,953 shots while they've given up 1,906 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York +109

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