New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 1/22/2019

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

United Center

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The New York Islanders head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at -132 and the Blackhawks at +102.

New York has a record of 29-15-4 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 145 goals and surrendered 119 goals for a point differential of +26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-19-0 and an over/under record of 16-28-0. Chicago has a record of 17-24-9 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 153 goals and given up 188 for a goal differential of -35. Their record against the spread is 16-33-0 while their over/under mark is 29-17-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 28-19-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 16-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-33-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 29-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/19/18 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/19)
10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely
01/20/19 RW Tom Kuhnhackl Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Chicago

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
01/20/19 LW Brendan Perlini Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs NY Islanders
01/09/19 D Gustav Forsling Upper Body IR (01/09)

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has scored 37 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 18 goals this season with 124 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Josh Bailey averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 11 goals on 77 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 716 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 666 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has 47 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 21 goals this year with 126 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 29 goals on 199 attempts. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the year. Collin Delia has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 365 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 337 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 62 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 145 goals while giving up 119 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 31st respectively. They have had 142 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the league. The Islanders have given up 138 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.76% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 30th in the league with a total of 43 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 150 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 145 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 13th with a total of 153 goals scored while they've given up 188 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.81%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 2,496 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,758 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 1,860 attempts while they have given up 2,017 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,297 face-off wins compared to 1,386 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense New York has 1,164 hits and they have blocked 741 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,452 face-off wins compared to 1,458 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 815 hits and they have blocked 642 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Chicago is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 2,855 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,968 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.2% ranks 27th as they have 2,083 attempts while they have given up 2,326 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York -132

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