Thursday, January 19, 2017

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Dallas Stars travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 19-19-8 and on the road they have a record of 7-12-4. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 126 goals and given up 144 goals for a point differential of -18. The Stars have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-27 and an over/under record of 22-24-0. New York shows up with a record of 17-17-8 including 11-8-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 120 goals and surrendered 128 for a goal differential of -8. The Islanders have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 16-25 while their over/under record sits at 22-16-4.

Jason Spezza has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Stars. He has 7 goals this season with 86 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 16 goals on 160 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 9 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 718 shots against him and has given up 72 goals. He has made 646 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

John Tavares has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 16 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 6 goals on 88 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 669 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 605 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have 46 total points this season. They have scored 126 goals while giving up 144 goals. They have had 155 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Stars have allowed 154 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.12% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Islanders have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 118 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 130 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 120 goals scored while they've given up 128 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.55%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 49.5% as they've attempted 2,698 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,750 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 2,024 attempts while they've given up 1,993 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. They have 1,438 face off wins compared to 1,483 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.2%. On defense Dallas has 910 hits and they've blocked 757 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,311 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,744 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.7% as they have 1,723 shots while they've given up 1,965 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 49.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49% as they've compiled 1,212 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,262 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 779 shot attempts and they have 1,060 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 19-27 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 22-24-0 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 16-25 straight up

The New York Islanders are 22-16-4 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/07/16 D Julius Honka Wrist out indefinitely
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
01/12/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Hand out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
01/17/17 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
01/17/17 RW Cal Clutterbuck Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
01/10/17 D Travis Hamonic Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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