Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 12/28/2018

Friday, December 28, 2018

Barclays Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Friday, December 28, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +200 and the Islanders at -275.

Ottawa has a record of 15-18-4 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 118 goals and surrendered 144 goals for a point differential of -26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-22-0 and an over/under record of 24-10-0. New York has a record of 18-13-4 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 101 goals and given up 98 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 18-17-0 while their over/under mark is 12-20-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-22-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 24-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 18-17-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 12-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/23/18 GO Craig Anderson Upper Body is questionable Friday vs NY Islanders
12/23/18 D Justin Falk Upper Body is questionable Friday vs NY Islanders
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/24/18 RW Cal Clutterbuck Lower Body left last game, is questionable Friday vs Ottawa
12/23/18 D Johnny Boychuk Personal is questionable Friday vs Ottawa
12/19/18 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/19)
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

Mark Stone has scored 40 total points this year for the Senators. He has 16 goals this season with 86 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Thomas Chabot averages 24.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 10 goals on 98 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 1,095 shots against him and he's surrendered 104 goals. He's made 991 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 28 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 7 goals this year with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 95 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year. Thomas Greiss has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 624 shots against him and he's given up 50 goals. He's made 574 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 34 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 118 goals while giving up 144 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 2nd respectively. They have had 116 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 14th in the league. The Senators have given up 109 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.96% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 16th in the league with a total of 40 points this season. They have 17 power play goals on 108 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 105 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Islanders are 25th with a total of 101 goals scored while they've given up 98 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.35%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.3%, as they've attempted 1,926 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,527 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.7% as they have 1,457 attempts while they have given up 1,880 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 46.8% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,153 face-off wins compared to 1,149 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 751 hits and they have blocked 647 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 933 face-off wins compared to 1,037 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New York has 888 hits and they have blocked 536 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. New York is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've attempted 1,809 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,044 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.1% ranks 27th as they have 1,340 attempts while they have given up 1,508 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +200

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