Monday, March 27, 2017

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Nashville Predators head to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Monday, March 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +100 and the Islanders at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 38-25-11 and on the road they have a record of 15-17-4. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 222 goals and given up 205 goals for a point differential of +17. The Predators have an overall record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-36 and an over/under record of 40-29-5. New York shows up with a record of 35-27-12 including 20-11-7 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 218 goals and surrendered 225 for a goal differential of -7. The Islanders have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-39 while their over/under record sits at 38-31-5.

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Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 36-36 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 40-29-5 against the over/under

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 33-39 straight up

The New York Islanders are 38-31-5 against the over/under

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Lower Body out indefinitely
03/26/17 C Calle Jarnkrok Head probable Monday vs. NY Islanders
03/25/17 C Mike Fisher Lower Body "?" Monday vs. NY Islanders

Key New York Islanders Injuries

10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely
03/26/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Monday vs. Nashville
03/23/17 RW Ryan Strome Wrist out indefinitely
03/18/17 D Johnny Boychuk Lower Body out indefinitely
03/01/17 C Alan Quine Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Predators. He has 12 goals this season with 141 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 28 goals on 223 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 30 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,612 shots against him and has given up 135 goals. He has made 1,477 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

John Tavares has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 28 goals this season with 251 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey has averaged 18.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 12 goals on 164 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 25 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 1,381 shots against him and has given up 119 goals. He has made 1,262 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 87 total points this season. They have scored 222 goals while giving up 205 goals. They have had 229 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Predators have allowed 223 power play opportunities and given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.62% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 209 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 205 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 218 goals scored while they've given up 225 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.67%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've attempted 4,297 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,140 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 3,199 attempts while they've given up 3,127 shots on the defensive end. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. They have 2,336 face off wins compared to 2,221 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.3%. On defense Nashville has 1,518 hits and they've blocked 1,013 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

New York has attempted 4,146 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,593 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 3,078 shots while they've given up 3,343 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 49.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 2,056 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,229 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 1,250 shot attempts and they have 1,894 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Predators/Islanders NHL game against the moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville +100

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