New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, 10/19/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+100) Blackhawks (-120)

United Center is the site where Marc-Andre Fleury and the Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1) will play the New York Islanders (0-2-0) on Tuesday. The Blackhawks open this contest at -120 while the Islanders are coming in at +100. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Islanders were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 5-1 loss against the Panthers in the last game they played. The Islanders didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. In the game, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 30 shots they looked to score on. They also had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. New York had 12 penalty mins in this game. The Corsi for the Islanders sat at 41 and the Corsi against when all was said and done was 64 which means they had a Corsi rate of 39.0%. Their Fenwick came in at 31 and the Fenwick against was 43, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 41.9%. They accounted for 30 face-off victories at even strength and were beaten on 21 opportunities to control the puck. The offensive zone starts for them sat at 50.3% and they had a PDO of 82.8 for this matchup.

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New York Islanders opponents have tallied 6 power play opportunities (20th in the league) and have come away with 2 goals in those chances. The Islanders have had 70 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .843. New York has taken 58 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 6.9%. While at even strength, the Islanders have surrendered 9 goals while scoring 3 themselves. New York has tallied 7 power play chances and they have scored 1 goal out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 14.29%. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the New York Islanders have racked up 4 goals (27th in hockey) for the year and have surrendered 11.

The player in the crease for this game is Semyon Varlamov. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Varlamov has accounted for 286 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .566. His save percentage sits at .916 during his 30,305 mins between the pipes. Varlamov has seen 15,859 shots against him and has recorded 14,532 total saves. Opponents have tallied 1,327 goals versus Varlamov in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.63. He has amassed an overall mark of 251-194-60 and he has started in 505 games. Varlamov has been in goal for 529 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Chicago went up against the Penguins in a matchup where the Blackhawks took the loss by a mark of 5-2. They had a PDO of 87 and their oZS percentage was 30.5%. They had 3 power play chances in this outing and earned 1 goal out of those opportunities. Their Fenwick rate came in at 36.7% by amassing a Fenwick of 18 and the Penguins finishing with a 31 Fenwick at even strength. The Blackhawks earned 2 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they were seeking. Chicago went home with a 44.3% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Chicago had and the stats tell us that they didn't play well overall.

So far this season, the Chicago Blackhawks are sitting with 7 goals, 1 point, in addition to a points percentage of .167. They have granted a total of 13 goals to be scored by of a combination of 13 goals at even strength.. The Blackhawks are sitting with 3 goals at even strength and 4 goals (3rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 11 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 36.36%. Chicago has attempted 81 shots (9th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 8.64%, while allowing the opposition 91 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 100.00% on the other teams 8 power play tries, and their save percentage is 85.7%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Marc-Andre Fleury patrolling the crease. He has recorded 22,865 saves out of the 25,042 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .913. Fleury has accrued a lifetime record of 492-278-82 and has been in goal for 885 contests. He has started in 729 games and has played for a total of 51,172 mins. Fleury's quality start percentage comes out to 55.3% and he has accumulated 403 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.55 goals/game and he has conceded 2,177 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take New York (+100)

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