New York Islanders at Florida Panthers NHL Point Spread Picks 4/4/2019

Thursday, April 4, 2019

BB&T Center

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The New York Islanders travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -123 and the Panthers at +111.

New York has a record of 46-27-7 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 219 goals and given up 190 goals for a point differential of +29. For the season they have an ATS record of 46-34-0 and an over/under record of 27-48-0. Florida has a record of 36-32-12 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 260 goals and surrendered 268 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 36-44-0 while their over/under record is 46-27-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 46-34-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 27-48-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 36-44-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 46-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

04/01/19 LW Tanner Fritz Blood Clot is out 6-8 weeks
03/26/19 LW Andrew Ladd Lower Body is out for season
03/22/19 GO Linus Soderstrom Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/21/19 C Valtteri Filppula Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

03/26/19 C Derek MacKenzie Retired is out for season

Player Spotlight

Robin Lehner has 24 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 1,294 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 1,201 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Anders Lee has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 28 goals this year with 203 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 123 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Evgenii Dadonov has scored 69 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 28 goals this season with 193 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 18 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 1,178 shots against him and he's surrendered 118 goals. He's made 1,060 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 34 goals on 198 shots. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 94 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 19th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.52% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Islanders have 99 total points this season, ranking 6th in the NHL in offense. They are 22nd in the league with 219 goals while they've given up 190 goals, which is 31st overall. They have had 223 power play opportunities and scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 8th with 260 goals scored while they are 4th in the NHL with 268 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.87%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 30th place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 84 points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 71 power play goals on 264 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 222 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4%, as they've attempted 4,205 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,669 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 3,147 attempts while they have given up 3,402 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 2,071 face-off wins compared to 2,301 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,975 hits and they have blocked 1,267 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 9th 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 22nd in the NHL. They have 2,462 face-off wins compared to 2,490 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,833 hits and they have blocked 1,112 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Florida is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 4,624 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,525 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 10th as they have 3,568 attempts while they have given up 3,413 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida +111

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