New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders — Bettor’s Scouting Report

Portfolio A · NYI — defenseman shot volume

New Jersey Devils have allowed 8.31 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+8.5% versus league). That opens a New York Islanders defenseman SOG search. New York Islanders have generated 8.81 through their defense (+14.9% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Tony DeAngelo, Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock have supplied 51% of their team's prior production here, with 49% coming from others. That puts their SOG markets at the front of this shot-volume read.

Portfolio B · NJD — defenseman shot volume

New York Islanders have allowed 7.91 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+3.3% versus league). That opens a New Jersey Devils defenseman SOG search. New Jersey Devils have generated 8.27 through their defense (+7.9% versus league), which describes their normal volume. Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes, Jonas Siegenthaler and Brett Pesce have supplied 69% of their team's prior production here, with 31% coming from others. Their SOG markets are the way to bet on that shot volume, subject to their current roles holding.

New Jersey Devils — SOG scouting

New York Islanders allowed 7.91 SOG/game to defense pairs (+3.3% versus league). That defensive allowance opens a defense pairs SOG search. New Jersey Devils generated 8.27 (+7.9% versus league) in their prior games; that normal team volume does not erase the matchup. The player scan is attack — concentrated. Overall, New York Islanders allowed 27.9 SOG/game and New Jersey Devils generated 29.2; the positional split matters more for this read.

Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes and Jonas Siegenthaler are the primary current shot owners. Brett Pesce add current roles with historical five-on-five SOG and attempts. The player tables show each current line or pair, PP route, qualified shot history and an exact quote when one was observed.

Rates are prior per-game observations from their own qualified cohorts; attempts and SOG are one nested shot pool.

New York Islanders — SOG scouting

New Jersey Devils allowed 8.31 SOG/game to defense pairs (+8.5% versus league). That defensive allowance opens a defense pairs SOG search. New York Islanders generated 8.81 (+14.9% versus league) in their prior games; that normal team volume does not erase the matchup. The player scan is attack — concentrated. Overall, New Jersey Devils allowed 28.0 SOG/game and New York Islanders generated 27.9; the positional split matters more for this read.

Tony DeAngelo, Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock are the primary current shot owners. The player tables show each current line or pair, PP route, qualified shot history and an exact quote when one was observed.

Rates are prior per-game observations from their own qualified cohorts; attempts and SOG are one nested shot pool.

New York Islanders — defenseman shot volume

New Jersey Devils have allowed 8.31 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+8.5% versus league). That opens a New York Islanders defenseman SOG search. New York Islanders have generated 8.81 through their defense (+14.9% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. That makes the back end a natural place to look for shots.

Tony DeAngelo, Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock have taken a meaningful share of those shots, though teammates have plenty of them too. Their current lines or pairs provide the even-strength route to those shots. Tony DeAngelo recorded 1.60 SOG and 3.32 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; current PP2 membership adds a possible route, with 0.19 SOG and 0.60 attempts per game in prior power-play states. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

New Jersey Devils — defenseman shot volume

New York Islanders have allowed 7.91 shots on goal per game to opposing defensemen (+3.3% versus league). That opens a New Jersey Devils defenseman SOG search. New Jersey Devils have generated 8.27 through their defense (+7.9% versus league), which describes their normal volume. The defensive allowance starts the player scan; the team’s prior shooting rate does not veto it. That makes the back end a natural place to look for shots.

Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes and Jonas Siegenthaler carry the largest prior share of this shot group. Brett Pesce also has a current line and recorded five-on-five shots and attempts, so the shot case reaches beyond the primary names. Other players supplied 31% of the team's prior group SOG. Brett Pesce recorded 1.32 SOG and 2.55 attempts per qualified game at five-on-five; the current role has no established PP shot route. Attempts include shots that missed or were blocked; they are part of the same shot pool as SOG.

That makes their SOG markets the cleanest way to bet on the shots. They need to put pucks on net; they do not need to score.

New Jersey Devils PP1

New Jersey Devils have averaged 2.44 power plays per game, and New York Islanders have conceded 2.72. Together those past rates sit at roughly 2–3 chances. That is below average; fewer extra-man chances would make PP-dependent bets harder to reach.

When New Jersey Devils have had the extra skater, they generated 1.56 SOG per chance; New York Islanders allowed 1.55. Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt have scored the most PP goals among today's PP1, while Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt have supplied the most credited PP assists. The listed unit is current, but its minutes tonight are not guaranteed.

PP2 (informational): Anthony Mantha, Timo Meier, Evan Rodrigues, Arseny Gritsyuk, Dougie Hamilton.

New York Islanders PP1

New York Islanders have averaged 3.04 power plays per game, and New Jersey Devils have conceded 2.71. Together those past rates sit at roughly 3 chances. That is close to average, so PP1 has to produce from about its usual number of chances.

When New York Islanders have had the extra skater, they generated 1.44 SOG per chance; New Jersey Devils allowed 1.48. Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri have scored the most PP goals among today's PP1, while Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri have supplied the most credited PP assists. The listed unit is current, but its minutes tonight are not guaranteed.

PP2 (informational): Emil Heineman, Calum Ritchie, Victor Eklund, Anthony Duclair, Tony DeAngelo.