Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders Expert NHL Picks 2/1/2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

Nassau Coliseum

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The Tampa Bay Lightning head to Nassau Coliseum to take on the New York Islanders on Friday, February 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Lightning at -150 and the Islanders at +125.

Tampa Bay has a record of 37-11-2 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 201 goals and surrendered 144 goals for a point differential of +57. For the year they have an ATS mark of 37-12-0 and an over/under record of 27-20-0. New York has a record of 29-15-5 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 147 goals and given up 122 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 29-20-0 while their over/under mark is 16-30-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 37-12-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 27-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 29-20-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 16-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

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
01/30/19 RW Tom Kuhnhackl Illness is questionable Friday vs Tampa Bay

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 79 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 22 goals this season with 139 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 57 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by tallying 30 goals on 130 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 20 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Lightning. He has 950 shots against him and he's surrendered 74 goals. He's made 876 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 37 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 11 goals this year with 78 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 26 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 14% by scoring 18 goals on 128 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 15 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 756 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 704 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 76 total points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They've scored 201 goals while giving up 144 scores, which has them ranked 1st and 22nd respectively. They have had 168 power play chances and scored 50 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st in the league. The Lightning have given up 161 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.23% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 6th in the league with a total of 63 points this season. They have 24 power play goals on 144 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 141 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Islanders are 16th with a total of 147 goals scored while they've given up 122 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.62%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 2,959 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,865 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51% as they have 2,254 attempts while they have given up 2,164 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 1,527 face-off wins compared to 1,492 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,250 hits and they have blocked 701 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,324 face-off wins compared to 1,414 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 24th in the league. On defense New York has 1,186 hits and they have blocked 757 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. New York is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6% as they've attempted 2,567 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,827 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 24th as they have 1,911 attempts while they have given up 2,070 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -150

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