Ottawa Senators vs New York Islanders Prediction, 3/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs New York Islanders

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+240) Islanders (-300)

The Ottawa Senators (22-35-5) are traveling to UBS Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Islanders (26-25-9). The moneyline on this contest has Ottawa at +240 and New York is at -300. The over/under comes in at 0.

The Ottawa Senators had a rough game after their 5-1 defeat to the Canadiens in the last game they played. Ottawa earned 8 penalty mins for this contest. The Senators could have played much better offensively in this defeat. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances and were able to net 1 goal. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 1 of the 30 shots they put on goal.

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When it comes to their scoring, the Ottawa Senators have earned 161 goals (29th in hockey) for the year and have allowed 203. For the current campaign, they sit with 49 points and their points % is .395. Ottawa has tallied 182 power play opportunities and they have notched 34 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 18.68%. When playing at even strength, the Senators let the opposition score 165 goals while earning 127 when they are on offense. Ottawa has taken 1,875 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.6%. The Senators have had 2,064 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .902. Ottawa Senators opponents have amassed 190 power play tries (9th in the NHL) and have come away with 38 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Anton Forsberg. The opposition has scored 227 goals versus Forsberg in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 3.05. Forsberg has played in 87 contests throughout his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 4,467 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 29-41-7 and he has started in 79 games. During his career on the ice, Forsberg has 40 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .506. Forsberg has seen 2,475 shot attempts taken against him and he has 2,248 total saves.

In their last game, New York faced off against the Flyers in an outing where the Islanders went home in defeat by a final of 2-1. They had 1 power play opportunity in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Islanders notched 1 goal out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

New York has taken 1,761 shots (31st in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.14%, while allowing the other team 1,918 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.88% on the other teams 146 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 91.7%. They have recorded 151 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.87%. The Islanders have accumulated 131 goals at even strength and 30 goals (28th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 160 goals to be scored by of a combination of 135 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the New York Islanders are sitting with 161 goals, 61 points, and a points percentage of .508.

Across the ice you will find Ilya Sorokin between the pipes. He has recorded 1,691 saves out of 1,830 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .924. Sorokin has amassed a career record of 34-19-10 and has played in 63 games. He has made the start in 62 games and has played 3,703 mins. Sorokin's quality start rate is 69.4% and he has made 43 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.25 goals per contest and he has surrendered 139 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (-300)

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