New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers NHL Parlay 2/21/2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Rogers Place

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The New York Islanders head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at -125 and the Oilers at +105.

New York has a record of 35-17-6 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 169 goals and surrendered 138 goals for a point differential of +31. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-23-0 and an over/under record of 19-36-0. Edmonton has a record of 24-29-5 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 163 goals and given up 195 for a goal differential of -32. Their record against the spread is 24-35-0 while their over/under mark is 27-28-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 35-23-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 19-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 24-35-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 27-28-0 against the over/under this season

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

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/19/19 C Connor McDavid Illness is questionable Thursday vs NY Islanders
02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18)
02/18/19 LW Jujhar Khaira Lower Body IR (02/18)

Player Spotlight

Robin Lehner has 18 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 904 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 840 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Anders Lee has scored 39 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 19 goals this season with 145 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Josh Bailey averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 13 goals on 94 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has 69 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 35 goals this year with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 22.2 minutes played per contest. Mikko Koskinen has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 905 shots against him and he's given up 86 goals. He's made 819 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Connor McDavid averages 22.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 31 goals on 182 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 83 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have given up 162 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 18th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.18% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, ranking them 1st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Islanders are 5th overall with 76 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 169 goals and 31st in goals allowed with 138. They've had 173 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 27th with a total of 163 goals scored while they are 7th with 195 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.61%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th in the league. The Oilers have a total of 53 points this season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have had 38 power play goals on 172 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th overall. They've given up 180 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 29th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 3,045 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,336 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 2,269 attempts while they have given up 2,450 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,550 face-off wins compared to 1,663 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense New York has 1,365 hits and they have blocked 886 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,650 face-off wins compared to 1,788 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,580 hits and they have blocked 824 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Edmonton is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 3,149 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,284 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 21st as they have 2,338 attempts while they have given up 2,460 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New York -125 and over 5.5 total goals

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