Thursday, December 17, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The New York Islanders travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, December 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Islanders at -110 and the Avalanche at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 32 games. They have an overall record of 18-9-5 and on the road they have a record of 7-4-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 90 goals and given up 77 goals for a point differential of +13. Colorado shows up with a record of 15-16-1 including 4-7-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 88 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of 0.

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 this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 66 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%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 103 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 568 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 519 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Islanders have 41 total points this season. They have scored 87 goals while giving up 75 goals. They have had 87 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Islanders have allowed 95 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.28% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 112 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 96 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Islanders have a total of 88 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.91%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 15-14 straight up

The New York Islanders are 11-18-3 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-17 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-16-1 against the over/under

New York Islanders Injuries

11/28/15 GO Jean-Francois Berube Lower Body out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado

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