New York Islanders vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/24/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+110) Golden Knights (-161)

T-Mobile Arena is the venue where Robin Lehner and the Vegas Golden Knights (1-3-0) will play the New York Islanders (1-2-1) on Sunday. The Islanders open this game at +110 while the Golden Knights are coming in at -161. The O/U is set at 5.5.

The Islanders will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 defeat to the Blue Jackets in their previous contest. The Islanders left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the loss. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 36 shots they tried. They also had 3 power play tries but weren't able to net one. New York tallied 6 mins in the box in this contest. The Corsi for the Islanders came in at 51 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 44 which means they had a Corsi rate of 53.7%. Their Fenwick was 41 and the Fenwick against finished at 34, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 54.7%. They accrued 17 face-off victories at even strength and lost on 17 attempts to gain puck control. Their starts in the offensive zone came in at 34.8% and their PDO was 99.0 in this game.

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New York Islanders opponents have recorded 13 power play tries (17th in hockey) and have racked up 3 goals in those attempts. The Islanders have had 142 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .894. New York has taken 123 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.1%. When playing at even strength, the Islanders have allowed 12 goals while getting 9 of their own. New York has compiled 12 power play chances and they have added 1 goal during those chances, giving them a rate of 8.33%. For the year, they have recorded 3 points and their points percentage is .375. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the New York Islanders have accounted for 10 goals (24th in the league) on the year and have given up 15.

The man in goal for this game is Ilya Sorokin. In his career, Sorokin has earned 16 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .640. His save percentage is at .915 during his 1,512 minutes guarding the cage. Sorokin has had 704 shots against him and he has 644 saves. The opposition has notched 60 goals versus Sorokin in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.38. He has compiled a win-loss record of 14-8-4 and he has gotten the start in 25 games. Sorokin has participated in 26 games throughout his NHL career.

In their last game, Vegas went up against the Oilers in a game where the Golden Knights ended up taking the loss by a mark of 5-3. Vegas went home with a 59.6% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Vegas had and you might say they looked run of the mill in this one. Their Fenwick rate was 61.3% with a Fenwick of 49 and the Oilers having earned a 31 Fenwick. They had a PDO of 91 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 73.0%. The Golden Knights recorded 3 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play chances in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

Vegas has taken 137 shots (11th in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 7.30%, while allowing the other team 149 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 72.73% on their opponents 11 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%. They have a total of 9 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 0.00%. The Golden Knights are sitting with 10 goals at even strength and 0 goals (32nd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 17 goals to be scored by of a combination of 14 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned 10 goals, 2 points, as well as a points percentage of .250.

On the other side of the ice you will find Robin Lehner in net. Lehner has accumulated a career mark of 130-126-47 and has participated in 323 games. Lehner's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.6% and he has earned 172 quality starts in his professional career. He has a tally of 9,124 saves out of the 9,942 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .918. Opponents are averaging 2.70 goals per game and he has allowed 818 goals overall. He has been a starter 304 games and his ice time sits at 18,194 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Tony's Pick: Take New York (+110)

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