New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens NHL Game Picks 3/21/2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Bell Centre

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The New York Islanders head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Islanders at +125 and the Canadiens at -150.

New York has a record of 42-24-7 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 202 goals and surrendered 173 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 42-30-0 and an over/under record of 24-44-0. Montreal has a record of 38-28-7 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 213 goals and given up 213 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 37-35-0 while their over/under mark is 30-38-0.

Valuable New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 42-30-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 24-44-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 37-35-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 30-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Islanders Injuries

03/19/19 C Valtteri Filppula Upper Body left last game, is questionable Thursday vs Montreal
03/17/19 D Johnny Boychuk Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Montreal

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has scored 47 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 27 goals this season with 194 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Josh Bailey averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 14 goals on 113 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 20 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Islanders. He has 1,120 shots against him and he's surrendered 84 goals. He's made 1,036 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has 51 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 22 goals this year with 179 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 29 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Max Domi averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 176 attempts. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Carey Price has 30 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,715 shots against him and he's given up 144 goals. He's made 1,571 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have 91 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 202 goals while giving up 173 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 31st respectively. They have had 205 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the league. The Islanders have given up 201 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.76% for the year. They allow 31 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 Canadiens are 15th in the league with a total of 83 points this season. They have 26 power play goals on 218 chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the NHL. They've given up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Canadiens are 16th with a total of 213 goals scored while they've given up 213 goals this season, ranking 18th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.65%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2%, as they've attempted 3,800 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,253 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.8% as they have 2,839 attempts while they have given up 3,095 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Islanders start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,915 face-off wins compared to 2,073 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New York has 1,791 hits and they have blocked 1,158 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 2,132 face-off wins compared to 2,243 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,951 hits and they have blocked 1,048 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2% as they've attempted 4,664 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,102 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.5% ranks 7th as they have 3,378 attempts while they have given up 3,054 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York +125

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