New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/16/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+128) Panthers (-155)

FLA Live Arena is the site where Spencer Knight and the Florida Panthers (10-2-3) will play the New York Islanders (5-4-2) on Tuesday. The Panthers open this contest at -155 while the Islanders are priced at +128. The O/U opens at 5.5.

The Islanders will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-0 defeat to the Devils in their previous game. The Corsi for the Islanders sat at 66 and the Corsi against was 48 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 57.9%. The offensive zone starts for them sat at 68.1% and their PDO rating was 92.6 for this one. New York earned 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Islanders didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. Their Fenwick was 46 and the Fenwick against was 38, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 54.8%. They accounted for 24 face-off victories when at even strength and lost on 20 attempts to gain puck control. Additionally, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. While out there on the ice, they walked away having not converted any of the 42 shots they put on net.

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In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the New York Islanders have earned 27 goals (31st in hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 28. For the current campaign, the have a total of 12 points and their points percentage is sitting at .545. New York has compiled 28 power play opportunities and they have tallied 4 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 14.29%. While at even strength, the Islanders have allowed the opponent to score 23 goals while notching 23 themselves. New York has attempted 339 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.0%. The Islanders have had 368 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .924. New York Islanders opponents have tallied 28 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have notched 5 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Semyon Varlamov. Opponents have notched 1,330 goals against Varlamov in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.63. Varlamov has taken the ice for 530 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .916 for his 30,364 mins guarding the cage. He has a record of 251-195-60 and he has gotten the start in 506 games. For his professional hockey career, Varlamov has 287 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .567. Varlamov has had 15,896 shots against him and he has 14,566 saves.

Their last time out, Florida opposed the Lightning in a game where the Panthers went home in defeat by a final score of 3-2. Their PDO at even strength was 98 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 49.8%. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. Their Fenwick rate came in at 56.3% by way of having a Fenwick of 40 and the Lightning having accrued a 31 Fenwick. The Panthers converted 2 goals of the 28 shots on goal they tried. Florida wrapped up this game with a 59.8% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Florida had and it could be said that this team has had better games.

The Panthers have accumulated 46 goals at even strength and 10 goals (9th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Florida has taken 519 shots (4th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.79%, while allowing their opponents 461 shots. On the campaign, the Florida Panthers have a total of 56 goals, 23 points, and a points percentage of .767. They have a total of 47 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 21.28%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 81.13% on their opponents 53 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 91.5%. They have allowed 39 goals to be scored by way of 29 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Spencer Knight protecting the goal. He has accounted for 263 saves out of the 293 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .898. Knight holds a lifetime mark of 8-2-1 and has participated in 11 games. He has made the start in 9 games and has played for a total of 610 mins. Knight's quality start rate sits at 44.4% and he has 4 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.95 goals per game and he has surrendered 30 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (+128)

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