Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders NHL Game Picks 2/10/2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Barclays Center

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The Minnesota Wild head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Sunday, February 10, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +120 and the Islanders at -145.

Minnesota has a record of 26-23-5 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 151 goals and surrendered 158 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-28-0 and an over/under record of 23-26-0. New York has a record of 31-16-6 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 154 goals and given up 129 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 31-22-0 while their over/under mark is 17-33-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 26-28-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 23-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 31-22-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 17-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season
02/04/19 LW Pontus Aberg Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key New York Islanders Injuries

10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/09/19 RW Cal Clutterbuck Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Minnesota
02/09/19 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Minnesota

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 28 total points this year for the Wild. He has 14 goals this season with 142 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 21 goals on 171 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 20 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 1,243 shots against him and he's surrendered 109 goals. He's made 1,134 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 38 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this year with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 18 goals on 137 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 818 shots against him and he's given up 56 goals. He's made 762 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 57 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 151 goals while giving up 158 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 21st respectively. They have had 159 power play chances and scored 33 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the league. The Wild have given up 163 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.90% 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 8th in the league with a total of 68 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 159 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 151 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 23rd with a total of 154 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.21%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 3,051 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,067 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 2,296 attempts while they have given up 2,254 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 1,656 face-off wins compared to 1,625 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,059 hits and they have blocked 813 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,424 face-off wins compared to 1,522 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 26th in the league. On defense New York has 1,267 hits and they have blocked 813 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. New York is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6% as they've attempted 2,784 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,059 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.9% ranks 25th as they have 2,068 attempts while they have given up 2,246 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +120

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