New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 1/3/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (-126) Canucks (+105)

Rogers Arena is the location where the Vancouver Canucks (16-17-3) will take on the New York Islanders (21-15-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -126 while Vancouver is coming in at +105. The over/under comes in at 6.

The New York Islanders will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 defeat to the Kraken in their previous game. New York had 4 penalty minutes in this contest. The Islanders had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the loss. In addition, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to net one. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 19 shots they looked to score on.

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At even strength, the Islanders let the opposition score 81 goals while notching 99 of their own. New York Islanders opponents have tallied 114 power play opportunities (18th in the NHL) and have notched 21 goals in those chances. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the New York Islanders have tallied 120 goals (15th in hockey) over the course of the season and have surrendered 102. New York has taken 1,185 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.1%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 44 points and their points % is .579. The Islanders have seen 1,201 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .915. New York has compiled 114 power play chances and they have notched 21 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 18.42%.

The man in goal for this game is Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin has participated in 102 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled an overall record of 52-36-12 and he started in 99 games. Opponents have scored 229 goals against Sorokin in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.32. Sorokin has had 3,015 shot attempts against him and has accrued 2,786 saves. His save percentage currently is at .924 in his 5,912 minutes guarding the cage. In his career, Sorokin has compiled 70 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .707.

The last time they were on the ice, Vancouver faced off against the Flames in a matchup where the Canucks took a loss by a mark of 3-2. They had 4 power play chances in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Canucks converted 2 goals of the 24 shots on goal they tried.

Vancouver has taken 1,067 shots (26th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.43%, while allowing their opponents 1,171 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 67.92% on the other teams 106 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 88.3%. They have a total of 120 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.00%. The Canucks have tallied 92 goals at even strength and 30 goals (9th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 137 goals to be scored by of a combination of 103 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 122 goals, 35 points, in addition to a points percentage of .486.

Across the ice you will find Spencer Martin protecting the goal. Opponents are averaging 3.24 goals per contest and he has given up 92 goals altogether. Martin's percentage of quality starts sits at 50.0% and he has 14 quality starts in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 28 contests and has racked up 1,706 minutes. Martin has accumulated a lifetime mark of 14-8-5 and has played in 29 games. He has tallied 820 saves out of 912 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .899.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (-126)

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