Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 4/3/2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Barclays Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at -165 and the Islanders at +149.

Philadelphia has a record of 40-25-14 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-12-8-4. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 238 goals and surrendered 235 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 40-39-0 and an over/under record of 42-35-0. New York has a record of 32-37-10 including 17-18-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 253 goals and have given up 288 for a goal differential of -35. Their record against the spread is 32-47-0 while their over/under mark is 48-28-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 40-39-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 42-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 32-47-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 48-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

04/01/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs New York Islanders
03/20/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 LW Michael Raffl Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/18/17 D Calvin de Haan Shoulder IR (12/16)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Shoulder IR (11/06)
03/31/18 C Casey Cizikas Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Philadelphia
03/31/18 RW Josh Bailey Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Philadelphia
02/24/18 C Alan Quine Ankle IR (02/22)
01/20/18 LW Shane Prince Upper Body IR (01/18)

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 95 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 29 goals this season with 183 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 66 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 19 goals on 224 attempts. He has 63 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 14 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 1,043 shots against him and he's surrendered 101 goals. He's made 942 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 69 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 18 goals this year with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 51 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 39 goals on 198 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 19 wins and 26 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 1,709 shots against him and he's given up 160 goals. He's made 1,549 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 94 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 238 goals while giving up 235 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 16th respectively. They have had 257 power play chances and scored 51 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the league. The Flyers have given up 218 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.42% for the year. They allow 30 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 25th in the league with a total of 74 points this season. They have 56 power play goals on 243 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 228 power play opportunities and surrendered 59 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Islanders are 8th with a total of 253 goals scored while they've given up 288 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.23%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've tried 4,596 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,497 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 12th in Corsi percentage. They are 14th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51% as they have 3,459 shots while they've given up 3,319 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the year. That puts them 18th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,480 face-off wins as opposed to 2,163 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.4%. That is 4th overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 1,620 hits and they've blocked 1,178 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 13th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the year. That ranks them 31st and 1st respectively in the NHL. They have 2,324 face-off wins as opposed to 2,435 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 1,759 hits and they've blocked 1,213 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 9th in blocked shots. New York is ranked 29th in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've tried 4,514 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 5,017 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 46.6%, as they have 3,326 shots while they've given up 3,804 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -165

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