Calgary Flames at New York Islanders NHL Betting Tips 2/26/2019

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Nassau Coliseum

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The Calgary Flames head to Nassau Coliseum to take on the New York Islanders on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -122 and the Islanders at -106.

Calgary has a record of 39-16-7 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 225 goals and surrendered 176 goals for a point differential of +49. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-23-0 and an over/under record of 35-24-0. New York has a record of 36-18-7 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 175 goals and given up 141 for a goal differential of +34. Their record against the spread is 36-25-0 while their over/under mark is 20-37-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 38-23-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 35-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 36-25-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 20-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

02/20/19 LW James Neal Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/16/19 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 67 total points this year for the Flames. He has 29 goals this season with 177 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 30 goals on 193 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the year. Mike Smith has 18 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 844 shots against him and he's surrendered 89 goals. He's made 755 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 46 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 13 goals this year with 95 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 21 goals on 156 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 19 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 981 shots against him and he's given up 68 goals. He's made 913 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 85 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 225 goals while giving up 176 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 22nd respectively. They have had 217 power play chances and scored 48 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the league. The Flames have given up 197 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.28% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 5th in the league with a total of 79 points this season. They have 30 power play goals on 178 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 23rd with a total of 175 goals scored while they've given up 141 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53%, as they've attempted 3,717 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,298 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 2,766 attempts while they have given up 2,500 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.4% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,901 face-off wins compared to 1,746 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Calgary has 915 hits and they have blocked 798 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,611 face-off wins compared to 1,748 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 1,443 hits and they have blocked 956 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2% as they've attempted 3,173 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,556 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 26th as they have 2,353 attempts while they have given up 2,600 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York -106

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