New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2018

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The New York Islanders head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +128 and the Flyers at -167.

New York has a record of 3-4-1 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 22 goals and surrendered 23 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-5-0 and an over/under record of 3-5-0. Philadelphia has a record of 4-6-0 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 31 goals and given up 40 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 4-5-0 while their over/under mark is 7-2-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 3-5-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-5-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 7-2-0 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 Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/26/18 LW Michael Raffl Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs NY Islanders
10/26/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Hip is questionable Saturday vs NY Islanders
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 7 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 2 goals this season with 15 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 2 goals on 25 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 175 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 162 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has 11 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this year with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 25 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 204 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 180 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 7 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 22 goals while giving up 23 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 26th respectively. They have had 23 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 15th in the league. The Islanders have given up 24 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 27 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.23% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 24th in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 37 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 37 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 9th with a total of 31 goals scored while they've given up 40 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.84%. As a unit they give up 27 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 86%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.3%, as they've attempted 387 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 506 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.4% as they have 299 attempts while they have given up 390 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 44.6% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.4% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 218 face-off wins compared to 249 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New York has 170 hits and they have blocked 116 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 298 face-off wins compared to 221 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 57.4%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 208 hits and they have blocked 117 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Philadelphia is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52% as they've attempted 541 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 499 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 10th as they have 403 attempts while they have given up 382 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia -167

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