Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Florida Panthers travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +160 and the Islanders at -213. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 14-12-4 and on the road they have a record of 7-6-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 76 goals and given up 74 goals for a point differential of +2. New York shows up with a record of 18-8-5 including 11-4-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 89 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +17.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 9 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 8 goals on 52 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 721 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 665 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 13 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 9 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 418 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 390 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Panthers have 32 total points this season. They have scored 73 goals while giving up 73 goals. They have had 100 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Panthers have allowed 95 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.58% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 83 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 86 goals scored while they've given up 70 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.52%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 9-13-8 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 15-13 straight up

The New York Islanders are 10-18-3 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/14/15 C Derek MacKenzie Knee injured last game, doubtful Tuesday vs. NY Islanders
12/12/15 D Steven Kampfer Knee "?" Tuesday vs New York Islanders
12/07/15 C Nick Bjugstad Upper Body out indefinitely
11/28/15 D Alex Petrovic Ankle out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

12/13/15 C Ryan Strome Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Florida
11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Florida

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